Mexican Authorities Seized 438 Kilos of Cocaine in Western Port

MEXICO CITY – Prosecutors seized 438 kilos of cocaine that arrived in Manzanillo, a port in the western Mexican state of Colima, from Buenaventura, Colombia’s main Pacific port, the federal Attorney General’s Office said.

“The federal prosecutor in the area, with the support of law enforcement agents and investigators from the Criminal Investigations Agency (AIC), inspected three containers,” the AG’s office said in a statement.

Seven suitcases holding 363 bricks of cocaine, with a total weight of 438 kilos and 240 grams, were found in the containers, the AG’s office said.

“The items secured were retained by the federal prosecutor, who continues investigating” the drug case, the AG’s office said.

The Colima unit of the AG’s office worked with the marine corps and the SAT tax agency on the drug bust.

Cocaine shipments arriving from Buenaventura, Colombia, have been seized in the past in Manzanillo.

Officials seized 123 kilos of cocaine that arrived from the Colombian port city in August 2015.