During a joint operation, the Police and Customs officers
uncovered a staggering 97 kilos of cocaine concealed beneath a cargo ship at
the Malta Freeport.
This morning divers from a security company noted a number
of suspicious plastic bags in the ship’s hull and alerted the authorities who
brought the bags ashore and upon opening them discovered that they were filled
with cocaine with a street value of more than €11 million.
Investigations have suggested that the illicit drugs were
not destined for the local market.