Cocaine is still being smuggled in banana containers; Greek sting shows
Banana cargo boxes, Greek police, more than 5.5 million euros or more than 6.5 million dollars with a value of about 600 kilos of cocaine from Latin America after saying that they seized cocaine abroad continues to be a popular way to smuggle.
Authorities arrested three members Transnational crime group Greek Police Citizen Conservation Ministry, August 8 news bulletin a count in the north to a port in Thessaloniki City.
The police said that after an order given by the UK National Crime Agency and the Court, the authorities found and seized the cache containing the drug. One of the three suspects was arrested in connection with the case after refusing to submit to a legal police control, and the officers then confiscated a small amount of cocaine in their home.
In X, the police shared the video of civil servants who were referring to cocaine bananas and slowly fell to the drug -sized packages of the drug.
The police did not define the three men arrested, but confirmed their ages and their alleged roles in the criminal organization:
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A 47 -year -old man who is allegedly supervised by the leadership members and coordinates the operational team.
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It was claimed that a 32 -year -old man was responsible for exporting and delivering the amount of the drug to other members of the organization.
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A 40 -year -old owner of a road load transportation company, which is allegedly providing security measures to facilitate exports of the container from shipment.
The three suspects faced prosecution on Monday, August 11th. Police are looking for additional suspects they say that the operation is possible.
Banana shipments commonly used to send cocaine
Failed Greek operation is not a cocaine packaging attempt in banana cardboxes abroad.
In July, the Russian Customs Service said that the authorities seized 1,800 pounds of cocaine hidden under banana shipment containers worth approximately $ 153 million. CBS News notified. Last December, the Greek police seized 205 kilos of cocaine at the port of Thessaloniki after the customs agents pulled a banana container X -ray.
Last year, the authorities in Paraguay seized more than 10 tons of cocaine worth about $ 500 million, seized from sugar and bananas in two South American drugs. In July 2024, at least five people were arrested in connection with human trafficking cases.
In February 2024, the UK’s national criminal agency seized 6.3 tons of cocaine over $ 570 million from a container in Southampton Port, about 80 miles southwest of London.
This article was initially published on the Usa Today: Greek sting, cocain is still kidnapped in bananas containers
