A routine maritime patrol in Benidorm concluded with a startling discovery in the waters off Poniente Beach. The Local Police’s Marine Unit recovered a scuba backpack floating in the bay that contained what authorities described as twenty kilograms of cocaine. Inside, investigators found pressed white powder, reportedly cocaine, distributed in packages and ready for transport. .
The find was made around 10:15 a.m., during routine sea surveillance near the Serra Gelada Natural Park when officers spotted the backpack bobbing in the sea. After pulling it from the water, they confirmed the contents included twenty packages wrapped with the logo of a sports brand. Each package carried roughly a kilogram of the pressed white substance. The incident is being treated as a trafficking case with the evidence immediately secured for further examination. .
The seized merchandise will be handed over to the Civil Guard’s Fiscal and Border Patrol unit in Calpe for analysis and the filing of the relevant procedures. The operation underscores the ongoing efforts by local police to intercept illegal drugs before they reach the streets. .