Spain Confiscates 13 Tons Of Cocaine, The Biggest Capture In History

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JAKARTA - Spanish police announced the seizure of 13 tonnes of cocaine in the country's biggest arrest in the country's history.

The confiscation is also the second largest in European Union history.

Reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, Wednesday, November 6, police found large shipments of drugs in a banana container from Ecuador at the Port of Algeciras.

Police said the bananas were sent to Spanish importers who had received large quantities from Ecuador over the years.

However, the Ecuadorian exporter appeared in a database with a background in the illicit drug trade, triggering an examination.

The drugs were disguised with bananas, which were hidden in fruit boxes and hidden behind the shield.

Authorities have carried out five further raids at homes and offices in Madrid and Alicante.

One person has been detained, and police have issued arrest warrants for two import company leaders.

This drug raid broke the previous record for Spain, namely the confiscation of 9.4 million tons of cocaine in 2023.

In that year, Spain became the main entry point for cocaine into Europe based on the volume of confiscation, according to an analysis by InSight Crime.