Six arrested for drug dealing in Cartagena neighborhoods
Six alleged members of micro-trafficking networks were captured in Cartagena during an authorities' offensive against drug dealing in several city neighborhoods.
TL;DR
- Six alleged micro-traffickers were arrested in simultaneous operations in Cartagena.
- Authorities seized over two thousand doses of narcotics (base of coca and marijuana), ammunition, cash, and drug processing equipment.
- The captured individuals are accused of distributing drugs in Cartagena and Turbaco, with estimated monthly sales exceeding 30,000 doses and generating around 100 million pesos.
- Two of the arrested, known as 'el Piru' and 'el Paisa', have prior records for drug trafficking and weapons offenses.
- Since the beginning of the year, over 1,100 people have been arrested for drug dealing in Cartagena, with more than 500 kilograms of narcotics seized.