More Than 20 Tons of Hashish Found Stashed Inside Cargo Ship in Italy
Italian authorities have seized greater than 20 tons of cannabis hidden contained in the hull of a normal cargo ship on the port of Cagliari in Sardinia, Italy’s Guardia di Finanza has introduced.
The medicine had been discovered stashed inside a ahead ballast tank onboard the Cook Islands-flagged cargo ship MV Jupiter.
According to the Guardia di Finanza, the drug bust all began about three weeks in the past when the Italian authorities obtained a tip that the medicine had been being smuggled onboard the cargo ship, resulting in a boarding of the vessel because it sailed via the Sardinia Channel.
The ship was escorted to the port of Cagliari, the place authorities finally discovered 821 packages of cannabis with a mixed weight of 20.5 tons hidden contained in the ballast tank, behind giant slabs of concrete that needed to be moved with cranes.
The Guardia di Finanza estimates that the medicine seized have a avenue worth of about 200 million euro, or about US $227 million {dollars}.
The captain and eight crew members, all Syrian nationals, have been arrested.
According to AIS knowledge from MarineTraffic.com, the MV Jupiter has been within the Cagliari since October 1 and the ship sailed from the port of Vigo in Spain.
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