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Patra police seize 145 kilograms of cannabis from refrigerated truck

Patra police seize 145 kilograms of cannabis from refrigerated truck

Coast guard officers at the port of Patra Tuesday announced the seizure of 145 kilograms of cannabis from a refrigerated truck that arrived at the western port on Sunday aboard a ferry from Ancona, Italy.

The officers arrested the 51-year-old driver of the truck following a search on the vehicle that also turned up five cell phones and 2,200 euros in cash.

The 51-year-old was then escorted to the drop-off point in Piraeus by coast guard officers, where a 33-year-old foreign national believed to be the intended recipient of the illicit cargo was also arrested.

A background search on the 33-year-old revealed that he is wanted by Interpol.

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