Italy Seizes Cocaine worth $132 Million

The Italian police have seized 788 kilograms of cocaine, hidden inside bags containing granules, in the engine compartment of a refrigerated container, according to the Italian news agency ANSA.

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The financial crime unit at the Gioia Tauro port, in the southern region of Calabria, discovered the drugs, which have an estimated market value of approximately €126 million ($132 million).

The cocaine was divided into small packages: some were concealed inside hundreds of granule bags, while others were carefully hidden in a cavity within the engine compartment of the refrigerated container transporting frozen fish.

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The ANSA news agency also reported that the drugs were discovered following a detailed inspection of three suspected shipping containers arriving from South America and bound for ports in Italy and Spain.

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