National Police officers arrested Julio César González Hernández, 25, on a public street in Reparto Los Robles, in District I of Managua, at 4:30 pm on 1 June 2022.[1] A body search of González Hernández found a pink bag holding a rectangular package of white powder wrapped in clear tape, which field-tested positive for cocaine and weighed 1 kg 51 g.[1] The same search also recovered 89 grams of crack rocks, a cocaine base, and 40.6 grams of marijuana, the only cannabis in the two cases.[1]
At 4:20 pm the next day, 2 June 2022, police arrested Saúl Alejandro Tercero López in the Jocote Dulce settlement, also in District I, for alleged drug trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm.[1] A search of his home found a rectangular package wrapped in adhesive tape and six clear plastic bags of white powder that field-tested positive for cocaine and weighed 1 kg 448 g.[1] Officers also seized a pistol, a Nissan car with plate M 287 210 and a digital scale in that case.[1] The National Police presented the two arrests as part of its continuing operation against organised crime and drug trafficking.[1] District I chief Manuel Zambrana said the first case involved 1 kg 448 g of cocaine valued at 36,200 United States dollars.[1] He said the second case involved 1 kg 51 g of cocaine valued at 26,275 United States dollars.[1]
Forensic chemical and ballistics tests came back positive for cocaine and marijuana and found gunpowder residues on the pistol, showing it had been fired recently.[1] Officers also ran the Scintrex Trace particle detector over the car, the men’s clothing and their backs and palms, and it registered cocaine and marijuana particles.[1] Both men and the seized evidence were handed to the competent authorities.[1]
