By IANS/EFE,
Mexico City : The Mexican Navy has seized 2.4 tonnes of cocaine stashed in a fishing boat intercepted in the Pacific waters.
The navy acted on a tip from the US intelligence that drugs might be aboard the Mexican-flagged vessel.
The fishing boat had apparently taken on the cocaine cargo in Colombia. The drug was found hidden in fuel tanks inside sealed compartments. Five people were arrested in the operation carried out April 27.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has declared open war against the cartels and has established a strategy of attacking organised crime since he took office.
SUPPORT TWOCIRCLES
HELP SUPPORT INDEPENDENT AND NON-PROFIT MEDIA. DONATE HERE