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160 kg of cocaine were seized at the Port of Thessaloniki, where it was the destination

Politiko 2023-06-03 11:47:42

160 kg of cocaine were seized at the Port of Thessaloniki, where it was the

Over 160 kilograms of cocaine originating from Ecuador were seized by the Narcotics Prosecutor's Office of Thessaloniki at the city's port.

The narcotics were hidden in two containers containing a legal shipment of bananas, local media reported. 

According to information, the illegal cargo is suspected to be related to the amount of 105 kilograms seized last month in Thessaloniki.

For that case, 10 people were arrested, among them a 68-year-old doctor, who was previously employed by the prosecution bodies of Northern Greece for fuel and cigarette smuggling.

Nine of the ten arrested - members of an international cocaine trafficking network - have already been sent to prison, including the 68-year-old.

The General Affairs Department of the Thessaloniki Narcotics Prosecutor's Office had previously cooperated with the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) to uncover the new cocaine shipment.

The cocaine was destined for a front company in North Macedonia, just like the shipment seized in May.

 

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