It wasn't just a 'little house': Police dismantle a clandestine drug laboratory in Medellín

In the Altavista corregimiento of Medellín, in the Jardín sector, the Metropolitan Police located and dismantled a clandestine laboratory where cocaine and amphetamines were processed, which were distributed in different sectors of the Antioquian capital.

It wasn't just a 'little house': Police dismantle a clandestine drug laboratory in Medellín

TL;DR

  • A clandestine drug laboratory processing cocaine and amphetamines was dismantled by the Metropolitan Police in the Jardín sector of Altavista, Medellín.
  • The lab was capable of processing approximately 2,000 doses of cocaine and 50 kilograms of amphetamines daily.
  • Over 114 kilograms of drugs were seized during the operation.
  • A 36-year-old woman was arrested for her alleged involvement in the production and distribution of narcotics for the 'Los Chivos' criminal structure.
  • The arrested woman is reportedly the partner of 'alias Ratón', the alleged leader of 'Los Chivos'.
  • The laboratory was located inside a rural house, disguised as a simple peasant home.
  • This is the second drug lab attributed to 'Los Chivos' to be destroyed by authorities this year.