Cocaine discovered under the hull of a cargo ship

On August 6, in a joint operation, Maltese police and customs officers made a major drug seizure.
They found 97 kilos of cocaine hidden underneath a cargo ship docked at the Malta Freeport.
The cargo was discovered by divers from a security company who noticed the suspicious bags in the ship’s hull. They alerted the Maltese authorities, who brought the bags ashore.
The cocaine, with a street value of 11 million euros, was not destined for the Maltese market. The cargo ship came from Panama and was bound for Gioia Tauro in Italy. Authorities suspected that it could be part of a larger smuggling route originating in Panama.