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Machine for making synthetic drugs seized in Cartago, capable of producing 2,000 pills per hour
🇨🇷 Costa Rica /Crime & Justice

Machine for making synthetic drugs seized in Cartago, capable of producing 2,000 pills per hour

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Authorities in Cartago, Costa Rica, seized a machine capable of producing 2,000 synthetic drug pills per hour.
  • The operation led to the arrest of nine suspects and highlighted the growing local production of drugs using methamphetamine, cocaine, and other chemical precursors.
  • This discovery underscores concerns about the increasing sophistication of synthetic drug manufacturing within the region.

Costa Rican authorities have dismantled a sophisticated operation in Cartago, seizing a machine designed to mass-produce synthetic drugs. The device can churn out an astonishing 2,000 pills every hour, signaling a significant escalation in local drug manufacturing capabilities.

The bust, conducted by the Prosecutor's Office and the Judicial Investigation Agency (OIJ), resulted in the arrest of nine individuals. Investigators found that the operation was using methamphetamine, cocaine, and various chemical precursors to create illicit substances.

This seizure points to a worrying trend of increased local production of synthetic drugs, moving beyond simple distribution to sophisticated manufacturing. The capacity of the seized machine suggests a large-scale operation aimed at flooding the market with counterfeit pills.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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