June 2, 2023, 10:00 PM
June 2, 2023, 10:00 PM
They take action. The Minister of Government, Eduardo Del Castillo, determined this Friday night that all police officers operating at Viru Viru airport be withdrawn and “the best police talent” be appointed instead.
The order given by the authority in charge of the security of the country, occurs before the scandal that was revealed days ago and that affects several state institutions for the seizure, in Spain, of half a ton of cocaine from a Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) flight with an aircraft rented from a Spanish company.
“I am going to publicly instruct the General Commander of the Police that remove all members of the Bolivian Police who are performing functions inside the airport Viru Viru, this in order not to harm the investigation,” the authority announced at a press conference at the departmental command.
Del Castillo maintained that the two BoA officials and that they were apprehended this Friday at the Viru Viru airport, They did not act alone to bring 478 kilograms of cocaine into a warehousebut they had the support and complicity of other people.
On two occasions, admitted that they are not completely certain if the two apprehended were involved in other shipments of controlled substances towards Spain, since they just became aware of the fact, despite the fact that it was registered in February of this year. He pointed out that the investigations will continue no matter who falls.
The security cameras show how the two subjects break the security seal to enter the tons of cocaine, which was previously reviewed by Felcn agents.
“We are completely certain that for more than 400 kilograms to enter the Viru Viru airport only these two subjects could not participate”, said the Minister of Government
Consulted regarding who would own the drug As the value of the substance in the international market, the national director of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn), Colonel José Illanes, limited himself to responding that everything is under investigation.
