Police continue investigation into second cocaine haul
New information has emerged about the discovery of a second container of cocaine in a container in the port of Piraeus this week.
The second shipment, found on Thursday, comprises 100 kilograms of cocaine, which was hidden among frozen squid.
The vessel on which the container was loaded had embarked from Peru, with its shipping documents stating that it was destined for Croatia.
Anti-drugs prosecutors are preparing a case file against unknown persons in relation to the discovery.
Thursday’s discovery occurred a day after a bigger cocaine shipment, amounting to 210 kilograms, was found hidden in a container of frozen shrimp that had arrived on a vessel from Ecuador and was en route to Albania.
After that seizure, two Greeks and two Albanians were arrested.
One of the Albanians is believed to be the leader of the gang who had an outstanding arrest warrant for his involvement in another drug raid in 2017, where he was accused of participating in a gang that manufactured Captagon pills in a hidden laboratory in Nea Peramos, west Attica.
Despite the fact that police have not linked the two cases, the way the drugs were packed is identical and both containers arrived at Piraeus on the same vessel.
Police believe the perpetrators placed the goods among the frozen goods after gaining access through the containers’ cooling systems. In that way, they avoided breaking the seals on the doors of the containers.
