Ecuador police seize 1.01 tonnes of cocaine at Posorja

By The BriefBrief

Police seized 1.01 tonnes of cocaine at Ecuador’s Posorja port on 21 August 2026. The drugs were hidden inside four machines in a container booked for Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.

WHO: Ecuador police

WHAT: Seized 1.01 tonnes of cocaine hidden inside four machines in a container bound for Mexico.

WHEN: Aug 21, 2026

WHERE: Posorja Port, Ecuador

WHY: Cause not yet established.

Sources (1): Rio Times

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