(I don’t like to indulge in conspiracy theories, but the following tale from On Sunday, Colombian authorities claimed that they were involved in the largest drug bust in the country’s history (image). Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos even boasted that it was “the greatest number of tons (of cocaine) ever seized.”
Fast forward to Wednesday when Colombian police revised their figures on how much cocaine was actually seized. Citing “confusion…made in the initial sight count of the drug,” the actual amount of confiscated cocaine was nearly half of the amount initially estimated. (13 tons versus 25 tons).
*Puts on tin foil hat*
Note that the revised figure was released after Colombian president Alvaro Uribe arrived in
*Takes off tin foil hat*
Or maybe I really ought to just lay off the occasional conspiracy theory and toss my tin foil hat in the trash.
Image- Melbourne Herald Sun
Links- news.com.au, The Telgraph, BBC News, The Latin Americanist, ABC News
2 comments:
That sounds exactly like the kind of media manipulation Latin American governments like to do. First impression is always the most important, right?
Of course, it's also possible the police officers took off with half of the dope themselves.
The whole affair sounded so shady which was why i put on my tin foil hat.
Speaking of "media manipulation", VP Fransisco Santos used to be editor of El Tiempo. (A possible red flag?)
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