Narcos produced drugs using an ether distiller that was disabled in 2019

Hidden in the weeds of Parque Noel Kempff Mercado600 kilometers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 100 kilometers from the border with Brazil, a controlled substances mega-laboratory was destroyed this Saturday.

accessibility it is difficult because you have to enter first through a dirt road, at the height of Santa Rosa de la Roca, in the Velasco province, then travel for about five hours until reaching the Florida community and then navigate for 40 minutes on the Paraguá River.

During the inspection carried out by national authorities, it was found that one of the two ether distillers found, also known as “the dead one”, because it is half-buried, It had already been used in another factory and then disabled after a requisition in 2019.

The Government Minister, Eduardo del Castillo, reported that the theory is that it was rescued after the operations in that administration and put into operation again in 2020. During the explanation provided by the national authority it was observed that it still maintains the bullet impacts.

He explained that, to find this site, members of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn) patrolled the area for a week. “From the only place that has access by land there is an approximate distance of six hours, therefore, there were security people who passed information to those who worked in the mega-laboratory,” said Del Castillo.

Although no people were found in the drug laboratory, the police have names of suspects and are doing research.

Del Castillo ruled out that this laboratory have anything to do with the helicopter that was transporting controlled substances and that crashed last Wednesday near a community in San Ignacio de Velasco.

“We have seen the brands that are used in this laboratory and they do not resemble what was found in the helicopter”, he commented.

Meanwhile, the general director of the Felcn, José Illanes, said that it is not ruled out that the people involved with the laboratory of 2019 are related with this new megalab.

During the inspection, the field test was carried out the drug, She tested positive for cocaine. In the next few days the exact amount will be announced.

On the other hand, although no firearms were found, a holster was found.

Facts about the complex

The daily production capacity that this mega-laboratory had was 100 to 150 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.

In this property, whatIt has an area of ​​five hectares17 rooms were also found with their respective beds, so it is believed that 36 people worked there.

In the place there was also a kitchen, bathrooms and showers, as well as an area for diluted for controlled substances.

For its access between environments, they opened paths to which wooden boards were placed as a base. Two light generators gave electric current to the five hectares.

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Hidden in the weeds of Parque Noel Kempff Mercado600 kilometers from Santa Cruz de la Sierra and 100 kilometers from the border with Brazil, a controlled substances mega-laboratory was destroyed this Saturday.

accessibility it is difficult because you have to enter first through a dirt road, at the height of Santa Rosa de la Roca, in the Velasco province, then travel for about five hours until reaching the Florida community and then navigate for 40 minutes on the Paraguá River.

During the inspection carried out by national authorities, it was found that one of the two ether distillers found, also known as “the dead one”, because it is half-buried, It had already been used in another factory and then disabled after a requisition in 2019.

The Government Minister, Eduardo del Castillo, reported that the theory is that it was rescued after the operations in that administration and put into operation again in 2020. During the explanation provided by the national authority it was observed that it still maintains the bullet impacts.

He explained that, to find this site, members of the Special Force to Fight Drug Trafficking (Felcn) patrolled the area for a week. “From the only place that has access by land there is an approximate distance of six hours, therefore, there were security people who passed information to those who worked in the mega-laboratory,” said Del Castillo.

Although no people were found in the drug laboratory, the police have names of suspects and are doing research.

Del Castillo ruled out that this laboratory have anything to do with the helicopter that was transporting controlled substances and that crashed last Wednesday near a community in San Ignacio de Velasco.

“We have seen the brands that are used in this laboratory and they do not resemble what was found in the helicopter”, he commented.

Meanwhile, the general director of the Felcn, José Illanes, said that it is not ruled out that the people involved with the laboratory of 2019 are related with this new megalab.

During the inspection, the field test was made to the drug, She tested positive for cocaine. In the next few days the exact amount will be announced.

On the other hand, although no firearms were found, a holster was found.

Facts about the complex

The daily production capacity that this mega-laboratory had was 100 to 150 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride.

In this property, whatIt has an area of ​​five hectares17 rooms were also found with their respective beds, so it is believed that 36 people worked there.

In the place there was also a kitchen, bathrooms and showers, as well as an area for diluted for controlled substances.

For its access between environments, they opened paths to which wooden boards were placed as a base. Two light generators gave electric current to the five hectares.

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