Stiff jail sentences for South American-linked Operation Bali cocaine and meth smuggling syndicate

In 2022, Operation Bali, a joint police and Customs initiative, led to the seizure of 28kg of methamphetamine, 5kg of cocaine, and $450,000 in cash, resulting in significant jail terms for those involved in a South American drug syndicate. Claudia Romero Lopez, who escaped a traumatic upbringing in Colombia in 2011, was among those implicated, indicating her ties to her past.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A big police operation caught some people bringing lots of bad drugs and money from South America, and now they are in trouble and going to jail.

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