Spain Seizes 2.6 Tonnes of Cocaine Hidden in Coconut Shipment from Ghana; Street Value is About $520 million
Spanish authorities have seized 2.6 tonnes of cocaine concealed inside wooden boxes of coconuts shipped from Ghana to the Port of Valencia.
The two containers left Tema on August 2 and arrived in Spain on August 22. The street value of the cocaine could be about $520 million.
Reports said Customs officers flagged the shipment as high-risk and found layers of cocaine packages hidden beneath false bottoms in the coconut crates.
After intercepting the drugs, investigators tracked the remaining cargo as it was transferred into two refrigerated trucks and driven to a warehouse in the La Juaida industrial estate near Almería.
Police monitored the unloading operation before arresting two men in Viator: the importer and the person responsible for receiving the shipment.
