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Cocaine with an estimated value of €32.4 million was found hidden inside four containers at the Malta Freeport, Customs announced on Tuesday evening. The drug haul was made after Customs officials scanned 12 containers coming from a country in South Ame288kg of cocaine found hidden inside containers
Cocaine with an estimated value of €32.4 million was found hidden inside four containers at the Malta Freeport, Customs announced on Tuesday evening. The drug haul was made after Customs officials scanned 12 containers coming from a country in South America and bound for an unnamed EU member state. Four of the containers, which were loaded with fruit, were flagged during scans. In three of them, packets were spotted in refrigerant compressor compartments. In the other, suspicious packages were noted hidden behind the paneling of an inner compartment. Physical searches of the four containers revealed their true contents. The containers were carrying 96kg, 82.8kg, 64.8kg and 44.4kg of cocaine respectively. In total, Customs officials found 240 packets of the drug weighing a total of 288kg. The case is now the subject of a police anti drug squad investigation. An inquiry is also being held. Other big cocaine hauls were made by Customs last year. In February of 2018, 100kg of cocaine were detected in a container at the Freeport and sent under controlled delivery to Croatia, where a huge criminal gang was arrested. In November, 44kg of pure cocaine was found in a container... Read more