After setting a new record last year 13 tons of cocaine were seized at the port Valencia through 2023This 2024 begins just as the previous one ended A new drug cache was seized After entering the country from the port of Valencia. In this case, the seizure was preceded by police agents’ sense of smell, not a preliminary investigation. Civil Guard Last Wednesday, they stopped a truck assigned to the port facilities when they noticed it. He was making an unusual journey.
Inside the heavy vehicle driver and others two people hidden behind cabin seats. After examining the truck, the teams found the following: 142 packages weighing one kilo eachwith a white substance that, when properly analyzed, turned out to be cocaine.
Three people in the vehicle were arrested for crimes against public health while trying to take the drugs out of the port of Valencia. He is a 35-year-old Argentinian. alleged drug saviorAn alleged 33-year-old Albanian ‘Notary’ to confirm pickup and delivery illegal goods and truck driverSpanish national.
The arrests occurred around noon on Wednesday, when Armed Institute agents conducting surveillance in the terminal observed a truck heading towards the exit gates after following a suspicious route. Before the heavy vehicle left the port facilities, agents stopped the vehicle. with the support of the venue’s private security guards.
The alleged traffickers now had little chance of escape. The truck driver did not resist like the other two suspects hiding in the cabin.
The drugs were in two sacksIn packages of 1,000 grams. The Civil Guard is currently investigating the source and destination of the cocaine.
The 3 people arrested were previously brought to justice. Valencia Instruction Court Number One agreed to be placed in temporary prisonThere is no possibility of release on bail from the three people arrested for drug trafficking that seriously harms health. Over the years The port of Valencia has become the main gateway for cocaine throughout EuropeUntil last year Barcelona surpassed this figure for the first time.