WATCH: Over 350kg of cocaine seized in Greek port
A massive shipment of cocaine, weighing 351kg, has been intercepted and seized by police in the Port of Piraeus, reports Container News.
The drugs were found in a container that had arrived from Guatemala, along with a legal supply of snacks and coffee. Greece’s national police service, Hellenic Police, confiscated 298 packages of cocaine in total.
The Hellenic Police said that more than 150 containers were inspected in Piraeus from 12 to 19 July as part of a large-scale operation to investigate containers originating from Latin American countries.
“The purpose of the above investigations was the detection and seizure of cocaine, which may have been hidden in consignments of legal goods, to prevent their trafficking into the European drug market,” states Hellenic Police.
It is said that the street value of the seized drugs would be around 10 million euros.
Greek law enforcement is cooperating with authorities abroad for the identification and arrest of the smugglers.
