(ANSA) – CATANZARO, 31 DEC – Three tons of pure cocaine were seized in the port of Gioia Tauro, in two operations, by the Guardia di Finanza and the Customs Office under the coordination of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Palmi.
The driver of a truck was also arrested. In over 3,000 containers from the South American continent, the soldiers of the Guardia di Finanza and customs officials, with the help of sophisticated scanners supplied to Adm, managed to identify 2,272,515 kg of cocaine, hidden in 3 containers loaded with bananas , bags of peanuts and pepper. As regards the controls on the goods leaving the port, the driver of an articulated vehicle carrying a container apparently loaded with electric ovens was stopped following a suspicious maneuver. The subsequent inspection revealed 855,690 kg, hidden under heaps of bananas. of cocaine. The drugs and the articulated vehicle used for illicit trafficking were seized; the man, under investigation for the violation of the legislation on drugs (in relation to the transport of 855.690 kg of cocaine) was arrested and taken to the Palmi Prison at the disposal of the Judicial Authority. Overall, the drug seized, of very pure quality, could have been cut by drug traffickers up to 4 times before being placed on the market, earning a revenue of around € 1 billion for criminals. (HANDLE).
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