Colombia seizes 7.6 tonnes of cocaine at Cartagena port
By The BriefBrief
Colombian authorities seized 7.6 tonnes of cocaine at the Caribbean port of Cartagena. The shipment was bound for the Netherlands. Separately, two Dutch nationals wanted by prosecutors in the Netherlands were arrested in Colombia.
WHO:Colombian authorities
WHAT:Seized 7.6 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Cartagena.
WHEN:Reported Oct 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM ET
WHERE:Cartagena, Colombia
WHY:The cocaine shipment was bound for the Netherlands.
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