Watch: 610kg Of Cocaine Hidden In Bananas Seized At Malta Freeport
A shipment of 610kg worth of cocaine was seized at the Malta Freeport by Customs over the weekend.
During an operation that took place yesterday, customs officials stationed at the Freeport terminal seized 610 packets of cocaine weighing 1kg each, which were concealed within a shipment of bananas.
20 boxes of bananas were found containing 20 packets of cocaine each whilst another 10 boxes contained 21 packets each.
The container was selected by the Customs Monitoring Unit following a meticulous risk assessment of containers transiting through the Freeport.
The unit was scanned along with a number of other containers, and customs officials at the scanning facility flagged discrepancies in the image of that particular unit.
The container, which was transporting bananas, departed from Guayaquil in Ecuador and was en route to Batumi in Georgia.
The customs officials, together with members of the Malta Police Drug Squad who were later called to the scene, opened the reefer and physically inspected all boxes.
Once the drugs were elevated, the case was handed over to the Malta Police Drug Force for further investigation. Magistrate Monica Vella is leading the inquiry.
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