Almost 3 tons of cocaine from Ecuador are seized in Italy

The Italian authorities have seized almost three tons of pure cocaine, valued at more than 800 million euros (about 870 million dollars), in an operation carried out in the port of Gioia Tauro, in the metropolitan city of Reggio Calabria, reported this Tuesday The Guardia di Finanza, a special Police force subordinate to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.

According to the statement, investigators, among the thousands of containers in transit, discovered two refrigerated boxes more than 12 meters long with 78 tons of bananas that came from the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, and whose destination was Armenia, where they were supposed to go. having arrived through the Georgian port of Batumi.

Using sophisticated scanners, special force canine units and the anti-drug dog Joel, they found 2,734 kg of pure cocaine in perfect condition. It is reported that more than 30 specialized soldiers were used for the transportation operations and subsequent destruction.

Likewise, in the days prior to the operation, authorities discovered a total of 600 kg of cocaine in thousands of containers coming from the South American continent. The substance was hidden in six containers with exotic fruits from Ecuador. With RT

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