... The discovery was made during the routine search of a vehicle at a police checkpoint in Magdalena Medio in Santander Department. The driver was arrested & placed in custody of the Colombian Justice Department. A government spokesman said,"The ammunition contains a lethal substance which is cyanide."
According to the authority's report the cargo's final destination was to an unknown illegal armed group in MedellÃÂn, but the report didn't state which armed group. On June 7th the Colombian Police seized 5,000 bullets that contained cyanide which came into the country on a truck from Ecuador. They supposedly belonged to the left-wing F.A.R.C. (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) guerrillas. |