Spanish authorities have seized a massive amount of drugs, after finding almost 8.7 tonnes of cocaine among boxes including bananas in a shipping container at the port of Algeciras.
This amount of seized drugs is a record, as it is the largest amount ever found in a single shipping container in Europe, the Spanish customs said.
As a result, six people are arrested, with two of them being detained in Lyon, France, one in Algeciras and three in Malaga.
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The ship came form the Colombian port of Turbo, and it was last inspected by police on Sunday 22 of April.
According to Reuters, the operation came after the police seized 6 tonnes of cocaine in December, in Algeciras as well.
