Guardia Civil Seize Cocaine Hidden In Bananas – police recovered 17 kilos of the class A drug in Malaga

Guardia Civil Seize Cocaine Hidden In Bananas

Guardia Civil have arrested three men in Malaga and Valencia, after 17 kilograms of cocaine was found.  The drugs were being transported in a shipment of bananas.  57 resin bananas were filled cocaine and packed alongside real fruit.  Cocaine was also stored in the lining of the cardboard boxes.

Two of the men were Spanish, and one was Italian.  Guardia Civil say that they have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into trafficking and organised crime.

Written by Dave James

Published: 27.03.2017

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