In an international partnership between the Colombian authorities and Europol under the name Operation Tayrona, 19,522 kilos of cocaine was intercepted. It concerns 140 different shipments. In total almost 600 arrests were made.

More than 100 weapons and 14,000 items of ammunition were seized. Rocket launchers and grenades were also found. Operation Tayrona, which set up a command center in Bogota, Colombia and one in The Hague, Holland, ran from 8 March to 16 June.

Europol has not disclosed anything about the identity of the more than 500 suspects.