Two arrested in Rafina for receiving 920 grams of cocaine from Colombia
A 51-year-old Greek national and a 45-year-old foreign national were arrested in Rafina, East Attica, on Tuesday afternoon by port authority officers after receiving a package from Colombia containing cocaine.
According to the Coast Guard, officers had flagged a suspicious package at a courier company’s office. It had been shipped from Bogota to Athens International Airport.
The package contained a battery charger for an electric vehicle, inside which the officers discovered a slab of cocaine weighing 920 grams.
A controlled delivery operation was conducted, resulting in the arrest of the two men. The estimated street value of the cocaine that was seized by the authorities is 69,000 euros.
The Greek Coast Guard also released a video showing the discovery of the cocaine.
