Nicaraguan authorities seized $1.5 million in suspected drug trafficking related items that were being transported on a mule. and they didn’t arrest the suspect who managed to escape on another animalNicaraguan police announced this on Monday.

The arrest took place in the rural area of ​​Boca de Zabalos, municipality of El Castillo, department of Rio San Juan, bordering Costa Rica.

The police signaled to a man who was riding a mule and pulling another animal he was carrying to stop. two red bags, The head of the Judicial Assistance Directorate of the National Police, Victoriano Ruiz, told reporters in Managua.

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According to the police report, the man, who is not identified, ignored a stop sign and fled the scene but left the load abandoned.

When the contents of the bags were checked, money was found wrapped in 50 rectangular bags sealed with tape, totaling $1.5 million, the police chief said.

The Scintrex Trace technique was applied to the confiscated money, which gave positive results for cocaine, said the National Police, which is continuing an investigation to establish the identity of the citizen and determine the origin of the money.

Nicaraguan authorities say they are implementing a strategy they call the “Containment Wall” to prevent drugs or drug money from moving into populated areas, for which they maintain “close cooperative ties” with countries in the region. , as well as the USA, Mexico and Russia.

Nicaragua is geographically located in a corridor of intense drug trafficking, which is produced in South America and then transferred to North America, where the Mexican cartels mainly operate and the main users live. EFE