Peruvian authorities on Friday (June 6) presented 5.5 metric tonnes of seized drugs, representing part of a larger 13-tonne haul confiscated during a three-week anti-narcotics operation, according to the Interior Ministry."

The seizures, conducted between May 15 and June 5, targeted areas with higher incidences of drug production and trafficking, including Loreto, Tumbes, Piura, Moquegua, Cusco, Puno, and La Libertad, as well as border regions with Brazil and Ecuador, according to the ministry's statement.

The drugs recovered included cocaine hydrochloride, cocaine base paste, and marijuana, with police arresting 15 individuals.

The ministry reported that the Anti-Drug Directorate of the Peruvian National Police has seized more than 132 tonnes of drugs in 2025.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

LIMA, PERU (JUNE 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING DRUGS DURING PRESENTATION OUTSIDE ANTI-DRUG DIRECTORATE OFFICE

2. SIGN READING (Spanish): "COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE" ON TOP OF SEIZED DRUG BAG

3. POLICE OFFICERS ARRANGING BAGS OF SEIZED DRUGS

4. POLICE OFFICER PLACING "COCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE" SIGN ON TOP OF SEIZED DRUG BAGS

5. SEIZED DRUG BAGS ON DISPLAY

6. POLICE OFFICER ARRANGING SEIZED DRUGS

7. POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING SEIZED DRUGS DURING PRESENTATION

8. POLICE DOG AT PRESENTATION

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-DRUG DIRECTOR, GENERAL NILTON SANTOS, SAYING:

"In total, what we are presenting here is five and a half tons. There is cocaine hydrochloride, marijuana, and base paste."

10. BAGS CONTAINING SEIZED COCAINE AND MARIJUANA

11. DRUGS DISPLAYED OUTSIDE PERUVIAN NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-DRUG DIRECTORATE

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PERUVIAN NATIONAL POLICE ANTI-DRUG DIRECTOR, GENERAL NILTON SANTOS, SAYING:

"The drugs that were in Cusco were going to Brazil, those that were on the boat were going to Ecuador, but they don't stay in Ecuador and not all stays in Brazil, the vast majority ends up going to Europe or perhaps to Mexico, but ultimately they go to Europe in larger percentage and to North America in smaller percentage, but it has to be via Mexico."

13. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE MOVING BAGS OF SEIZED DRUGS

14. POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING DRUG TRANSFER TO VEHICLE

IQUITOS, LORETO, PERU (MAY 18, 2025) (PERUVIAN NATIONAL POLICE - Access all)

15. POLICE OFFICERS ENTERING DRUG LABORATORY

16. POLICE OFFICER SHOWING ITEMS FOUND INSIDE DRUG LABORATORY

17. BAGS OF DRUGS AND FIREARMS IN CLANDESTINE LABORATORY ON DISPLAY

18. POLICE OFFICERS ESCORTING DETAINED PERSON AND CARRYING BAG OF SEIZED DRUGS THROUGH FOREST

IQUITOS, LORETO, PERU (MAY 20, 2025) (PERUVIAN NATIONAL POLICE - Access all)

19. POLICE OFFICERS FINDING BURIED DRUGS

20. POLICE OFFICERS REMOVING BURIED DRUGS

21. ARMY HELICOPTER IN JUNGLE FOREST