The drugs were found on the seabed in the area of the Gulf of Gdańskas Polish border guard discovered over 100 kilograms of cocaine on the seabed of the Baltic Sea according to press release
Drugs estimated value of $15 million
Seven people were arrested in the drug case, with the border guard saying that those detained face from 3 to 20 years in prison if convicted.The case is of a developmental nature and further arrests in this case are not ruled out.Authorities released several images of the operation and said the seized drugs had an estimated street value of $15 million
“Narco subs”
Cocaine is routinely seized at sea, but usually from drug trafficking vessels like “narco subs” in the Pacific and Caribbean.The border guard said it had “dismantled an organized crime group involved in smuggling significant amounts of drugs.”
Funkcjonariusze #MorskiOddziałSG rozbili grupę przestępczą zajmującą się przemytem znacznych ilości narkotyków. Zabezpieczyli ponad 1⃣0⃣0⃣ kg kokainy, która mogła osiągnąć czarnorynkową wartość nawet 6⃣0⃣ mln zł. W sprawie zatrzymano 7⃣ osób.
Szczegóły👉https://t.co/eF6cdvBqu8 pic.twitter.com/K2Zqi7n6Er— Straż Graniczna (@Straz_Graniczna) February 18, 2025
Inside a load of bananas
It is noteworthy that also a 110 kg shipment of pure cocaine was seized in the port of Gioia Tauro, inside a load of bananas coming from Ecuador
Authorities released several images of the operation, whilst a video released by the border guard shows divers finding the alleged drugs on the seabed as well footage of armed officers making multiple arrests at various locations.
Cocaine hidden in a stone crusher.
The operation in Poland marks the latest discovery by European authorities of cocaine in unusual places in recent months. Just last week, authorities in Luxembourg seized almost a ton of cocaine hidden in a stone crusher. In December, authorities in Spain released video showing the discovery of seven tons of cocaine buried underneath a farm.
Across the globe, would-be drug smugglers have hidden cocaine in everything from car mufflers and surfboards to sugar and jalapeno peppers.
Cocaine along coastlines
Cocaine has been found in the ocean and along coastlines many times before — especially in Florida. Last August, Hurricane Debby blew 25 packages of cocaine onto a beach in the Florida Keys. A few weeks later, 16 bricks of suspected cocaine were found by tourists on a beach in the same region.
In June 2024, boaters off the coast of Florida found 65 pounds of cocaine floating in the ocean, and earlier that month, divers found 25 kilograms of cocaine about 100 feet underwater off Key West.
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