Polish Border Guard Finds 100 Kilograms Of Cocaine At The Bottom Of The Baltic Sea

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JAKARTA - Polish border guards found more than 100 kg of cocaine at the bottom of the Baltic Sea while carrying out operations to protect critical infrastructure.

As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, February 18, seven people were detained in a case involving drugs that could reach a black market value of up to 60 million zlotys (US $ 15 million).

Countries in the Baltic Sea are wary of any incidents involving critical underwater infrastructure and NATO says it will increase its presence in the region after several incidents that cause the infrastructure to suffer suspicious damage.

The drugs were found on the seabed in the Gdansk Bay area in northern Poland.

Furthermore, the whereabouts of the suspects of the perpetrators were known and led to further discovery of a large number of illegal drugs.

Those detained face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty, authorities said.