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Coast Guard locates €2 million worth of cocaine

Coast Guard locates €2 million worth of cocaine

A lorry driver was arrested at the northwestern Greek port of Igoumenitsa after coast guard authorities seized more than 2 million euro worth of narcotics from his vehicle. 

According to the coast guard, a sniffer dog detected a concealed compartment containing 54 packages of cocaine weighing a total of 59 kg. 

The drugs were reportedly offloaded from a ship originating in Italy. 

The coast guard confiscated the narcotics, estimated to be worth €2,085,300, along with the lorry and two mobile phones.

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