The illegal cargo originates from Ecuador
The customs auditors of the Independent Public Revenue Authority, with the contribution of the Narcotics Enforcement Department of the Attica Drug Enforcement Agency, and the Attica Narcotics Enforcement Sub-Directorate achieved yet another success in the fight against smuggling.
In particular, after carrying out a local risk analysis, it was seized by the 3rd Customs Piraeus, suspicious container with bananas coming from Ecuador and final destination Piraeus.
This was followed by an x-ray check where a suspicious organic substance was detected in the refrigeration machinery of the container which was also confirmed by the positive indication of the drug detection dog “ICE”. In the physical control, 46 packages with a significant amount of narcotic substance were identified (cocaine), with a gross weight of fifty-five kilograms and five hundred and ninety-one grams (55.591 Kg), which were confiscated.
The value of the aforementioned quantity of cocaine is estimated at 2,800,000 Euros.
