- Tranquilandia
Tranquilandia ( _es. literally; Tranquility-land) was the name of a large illegal cocaine processing laboratory complex in the middle of the jungles of the Department of Caquetá,
Colombia pertaining to members of theMedellin Cartel ; the Ochoa brothers,Pablo Escobar andGonzalo Rodríguez Gacha . The complex had 19 laboratories, eight airstrips with numerous aircraft, mostly helicopters and small planes and its own water and electricity supply, roads and dormitories. [ [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/septimo_dia/story/128221.html Cabos sueltos en la muerte de Lara Bonilla - 12/09/2007 - El Nuevo Herald ] ] [ [http://www.gypsylounge.com/x/sam/history_lesson/col2.htm Colombia: Cocaine ] ]Authorities traced the tanks of
ether used in the processing of cocaine toPhillipsburg, New Jersey in the United States which were purchased by Francisco Javier Torres a supplier for the Medellin Cartel. The DEA used tracking devices on the tanks which ultimately led them to Tranquilandia near theYarí River in the middle of the jungle. [ [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/septimo_dia/story/128221.html Cabos sueltos en la muerte de Lara Bonilla - 12/09/2007 - El Nuevo Herald ] ]On
March 10 ,1984 units of theColombian National Police supported by members of theUnited States agencyDrug Enforcement Administration (DEA) assaulted the complex. The operation concluded with the destruction of the complex and the 13.8 metric tons of cocaine valued in US$1.2 billion dollars. [ [http://www.elnuevoherald.com/noticias/septimo_dia/story/128221.html Cabos sueltos en la muerte de Lara Bonilla - 12/09/2007 - El Nuevo Herald ] ] [ [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/cron/ frontline: drug wars: thirty years of america's drug war | PBS ] ]References
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