A policeman prepares seized drugs to be burned outside of Chinandega city
A policeman prepares seized drugs to be burned outside of Chinandega city, some 135 km (84 miles) west of the capital, May 16, 2010. Nicaragua's anti-drug authorities burned 997 kg (2,200 lbs) of cocaine seized last Thursday from a merchant ship flying the Cyprus flag that was travelling from Colombia, according to the police. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas (NICARAGUA - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW)