Bolivian Police Claims To Confiscate The Second Largest Cocaine In The World, Barbuk Tembus 7.2 Tons!

Illustration of narcotics jeis cocaine. (Unsplash-Colin Davis)

JAKARTA - Bolivian Police claim the seizure of 7.2 tons of cocaine by its members in the border area with Chile has set a record second-highest in the world

Bolivia's Interior Minister Eduardo del Castillo said the 451 million United States (US) worth of cocaine was hidden in a truck carrying piles of scrap metal at the customs checkpoint in the Pisiga region, Bolivia-Chile border.

"After examining the items in the truck, it was found that the cargo of two containers was contaminated with prohibited substances," said del Castillo, quoted by CBS News, Wednesday, March 20.

The truck aims for Belgium, which is said to be the main gateway for the Latin American cocaine cartel to Europe.

From this seizure, Bolivian officials also arrested three men who were carrying the two trucks loaded with cocaine.

The police officer suspected that the items (stacks of scrap metal) had unusual characteristics and started drilling and then found cocaine, "he continued.

Del Castillo suspects the party in full responsibility for 7.2 tonnes of cocaine has fled Bolivia to the US.

Citing the federal prosecutor's office, it was due to a leak of information about the disclosure of this prohibited item.