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Three Sydney dockworkers were arrested after authorities discovered 1,116 pounds of cocaine hidden behind a false wall in a shipping container, with a street value of over $107 million. The suspects, employed by a global logistics company, face potential life sentences, and the investigation continues to determine the source of the drugs.
A major international drug bust in the Canary Islands led to the arrest of 48 suspects and the seizure of nearly four tonnes of cocaine, involving a complex network of smuggling using speedboats and encrypted communications, with cooperation from European, South American, and US law enforcement agencies.
Spain has arrested Óscar Sánchez Gil, the head of its economic crimes unit, after €20 million was found hidden in his home, linked to the country's largest cocaine bust involving 13 tonnes of the drug from Ecuador. Sánchez Gil and 15 others, including his partner, face charges of drug trafficking, bribery, and corruption. The money is believed to be profits from years of collaboration with criminal gangs, not from the recent bust.
Spanish customs agents have seized a record-breaking 9.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment from Ecuador. The drugs were discovered in a refrigerated container among 1,080 boxes of bananas. The boxes of cocaine were marked with various logos, indicating the involvement of a European criminal ring. The investigation began in July, and the shipment was destined for Portugal before being distributed throughout Europe. No arrests have been made so far. This seizure surpasses Spain's previous largest cocaine bust of 8.4 tons in 2018, also found in a banana container.
Spanish police have seized a record-breaking 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden among boxes of bananas in a shipping container from Ecuador. The stash, the largest ever found in a single container in Spain, was discovered in the port of Algeciras. The operation dealt a significant blow to a major criminal organization involved in cocaine distribution in Europe. The boxes were marked with logos matching various European criminal networks that were intended to receive the drugs. The police did not disclose the names of the organization or the criminal networks involved.