The value of cocaine found, bound for Armenia, on the black market is approximately 800 million euros.
In the port of the city of Gioia Tauro in the southern region of Calabria (Italy), law enforcement officials seized 2.7 tons of cocaine. The drug helped find the dog. ANSA reports.
The packages of cocaine were hidden in banana containers, which were brought to Italy from Ecuador and were supposed to be sent to Armenia through the Georgian port of Batumi.
The value of cocaine found on the black market is approximately 800 million euros.
The drugs were detected using sophisticated scanners used by the customs department, as well as thanks to the canine units of the financial guard, in particular, with the participation of a service dog named Joel, attached to the search for drugs .
It will be remembered that the Spanish police intercepted a fishing boat with 1.5 tons of cocaine.
And on the coast of Sicily, two tons of cocaine worth more than 400 million euros were found.
Source: korrespondent
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