On the afternoon of this Thursday it was achieved seize a load of potassium permanganate within a tanker truck that intended to enter Bolivian territory with a load of naphtha.
The operation, developed in the Mariscal Estigarribia areawas headed by agents of the National Anti-drug Secretariat (SENAD) and had the support of the National Customs Directorate.
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In total they seized about 130 kilos of the chemical. Said amount is enough to process more than 600 kilos of pure cocaineaccording to estimates.
For the purpose of circumvent the controls and avoid being discovered naked eye, the cargo had been hidden in the spare wheel of the large vehicle.
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He potassium permanganate is a chemical cConsidered as a fundamental precursor for the production of cocaine. In countries where said drug is produced, criminal structures pay large sums of money for these substances.
During the drug proceeding The driver of the tanker truck, identified as Henry Nelson Pérez Bustos, was arrestedof Bolivian nationality.
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