Speaking to the press, Ruiz detailed that police officer seized the drugs from Guatemalan citizen Erick Giovanni Sandoval, who was driving a heavy Freightliner vehicle, coming from Panama.

He further explained that during inspection experts detected that the roof of the truck had a makeshift compartment, inside which they found 102 rectangular packages wrapped with adhesive tape, totally weighting 120.173 kilograms.

According to Ruiz, the police dis the search this Thursday at 16:00, local time, and the chemical tests were positive for cocaine.

The Guatemalan citizen will be referred to the judicial authorities to be charged with the crimes contemplated in the law.

Nicaragua has been developing the State Wall of Containment program for several years, a strategy executed between the Police and the Army with the purpose of confronting drug trafficking and organized crime.

Ied/lam/ybv