Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGerman authorities seized over eight tons of cocaine (DPA)German authorities seized over 8 metric tons of cocaine, valued at approximately 500 million euros, at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven. The drugs were discovered on 9 February in a container declared to be carrying cacao beans, which had arrived from West Africa and was destined for Spain. Instead of cacao beans, officials found more than 400 black foil-wrapped packets, each containing about 20 blocks of compressed cocaine. The cocaine shipment was destroyed in Germany before the container continued its journey to Barcelona. Two suspected organisers of the shipment were arrested in El Ejido, Spain, on 14 May, with one suspect previously linked to another cocaine shipment by Spanish customs. In fullGermany seizes tons of cocaine and suspects are arrested in SpainThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Germany seizes eight kilos of cocaine disguised as cacao beans
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGerman authorities seized over eight tons of cocaine (DPA)German authorities seized over 8 metric tons of cocaine, valued at approximately 500 million euros, at the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven. The drugs were discovered on 9 February in a container declared to be carrying cacao beans, which had arrived from West Africa and was destined for Spain. Instead of cacao beans, officials found more than 400 black foil-wrapped packets, each containing about 20 blocks of compressed cocaine. The cocaine shipment was destroyed in Germany before the container continued its journey to Barcelona. Two suspected organisers of the shipment were arrested in El Ejido, Spain, on 14 May, with one suspect previously linked to another cocaine shipment by Spanish customs. In fullGermany seizes tons of cocaine and suspects are arrested in SpainThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
