Over 7.5 Tonnes of Cocaine Seized in Colombia-US Joint Operation

A police officer organizes rows of seized packages of cocaine during a police presentation for the press in Bogota, Colombia, on July 22, 2015. AP Photo/Fernando Vergara

BOGOTA—Colombia and the United States seized over 7.5 tonnes of cocaine worth $286 million in a joint operation, the Colombian government said on Wednesday.

The narcotics were mixed with a construction product and were being transported between the Colombian port city of Cartagena and Panama, the government said in a statement.