9 tons of cocaine hidden in banana containers seized

In statements to the press by the Spanish Police Department and Customs Control agencies, it was reported that 9 tons of 436 kilograms of 436 kilograms were found in the banana containers that were loaded from Colombia and from Ecuador to the Port of Algeciras in the city. of cocaine. from Cádiz in the southwest of the country.

Sharing the information that this is the largest amount of drugs seized in Spain to date, the authorities announced that the drugs in question were sent from Spain to Portugal and from there to other European countries.

It was claimed that there were more than 30 logos on the container the drug was placed in, which was stored in one-pound packages among the bananas, and that criminal organizations intended to further hide the drug in this way.

Noting that the transport of drugs in containers registered in the name of an Ecuador-based international trade company is carried out by one of the largest criminal organizations in Europe, Spanish police announced that the investigation is continuing.

No information was provided on the number of those detained or arrested due to the continuation of the operation. (AA)