Colombian authorities have dealt a major blow to drug trafficking after seizing 1.9 tons of cocaine in the municipality of Acandí, in the Chocó department, very close to the border with Panama. The shipment was located in a storage center in the Gulf of Urabá, an area used by criminal groups to move drugs to other countries. According to the police, the drugs were hidden in a strategic point and presumably belonged to the Juan de Dios Úsuga block of the Gulf Clan, considered the largest criminal group operating in that region. The operation was carried out by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (Dijín), in coordination with the Prosecutor's Office and with the support of the Colombian Army and Navy. The President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, shared a video of the operation on social media. The footage shows members of the public force landing on a beach in the area, the capture of a suspect, and the presentation of the seized drug haul during the intervention. The authorities indicated that the site was under the control of alias 'Kiriki', who would use it to send drug shipments to North America and Europe, strengthening the finances of Jobanis de Jesús Ávila Villadiego, alias 'Chiquito Malo', the main leader of the Gulf Clan. The municipality of Acandí is located in the northernmost part of Chocó, on the border with Panama and in the access area to the Darién Gap, a jungle region that is difficult to access and has also been used in recent years as a corridor for irregular migration to Central America and the United States. In addition to its importance on migration routes, the Gulf of Urabá is considered a key point for drug trafficking due to its access to the Caribbean Sea and the presence of illegal armed groups that use the area to store and ship drug loads.