Drugs found in UN famine relief rice bags

(Baonghean.vn) - To transport drugs from South America to Africa, Argentine and Colombian drug traffickers have found a new method by putting drugs in bags of rice from the United Nations' anti-poverty program.

On Wednesday, September 23, Mr. Guillermo Michel - head of the General Department of Customs of Argentina said that this agency seized 920 bags of rice belonging to the United Nations anti-poverty program containing drugs last weekend at the port of Rosaria.

Drug traffickers are increasingly sophisticated in their methods of transporting drugs, hiding them in bags of rice used for famine relief from the United Nations.

After the search, the customs force found more than 30 kg of drugs in the above shipment. Mr. Guilermo assessed that the drug transportation methods of criminal gangs are increasingly "sophisticated and creative". As for the Argentine anti-drug police, this force is conducting an investigation to clarify the case.

According to initial investigations, the first place the drug traffickers sent the package was from Brazil. If successful, this shipment would have easily reached Africa before being transported to Europe - the final consumption destination of the drug traffickers.

Chu Thanh

(According to Le Figaro)