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Spanish officials announced on Monday that they had confiscated seven tons of cocaine hidden in sea freight containers located beneath a farm, apprehending three suspected traffickers.
The Civil Guard reported initiating the operation on Friday after spotting two suspicious speedboats at the Guadalquivir River’s mouth. These boats were traced to a rural property in Coria del Rio, situated south of Seville, where the suspects concealed the drugs in two underground containers.
According to the Civil Guard, this marks the largest seizure of cocaine smuggled into southern Spain via speedboat. They also confiscated three firearms, including an AK-47 assault rifle, along with two stolen vehicles.
Due to its proximity to Morocco, a leading cannabis producer, and its strong connections with former Latin American colonies, Spain serves as a key entry point to Europe for international drug traffickers.
In a separate incident, Portuguese authorities discovered nearly 3.5 tons of cocaine concealed within a shipment of bananas in a cargo vessel arriving from Latin America, police reported on Monday.
This operation, conducted in collaboration with Britain’s National Crime Agency, uncovered the drugs at the Setubal port, located just south of Lisbon, according to police investigations coordinator Vitor Ananias to local media.
“Finding the drugs was only feasible due to the extensive and thorough efforts by investigators, given the large volume of pallets transporting bananas on the ship,” police conveyed in a statement.
They stated that no arrests have been made, but the investigation remains ongoing.
