7 TONS OF COCAINE SEIZED BY POLICE IN COLOMBIA PORT

In one of the largest cocaine busts in Colombia, police said Friday
that they've seized more than 7 tons of cocaine in a maritime
warehouse in the Caribbean port city of Cartagena.

It was the second recent major seizure in Cartagena and brought the
amount of cocaine impounded so far this year in Colombia to 50 tons,
officials said.

"This is one of the most important blows ever to drug trafficking in
the country," national police director Gen. Rosso Jose Serrano said at
a news conference in Cartagena. "It's a message that we'll continue to
fight drug trafficking without restriction."

Checked-by: Patrick Henry