GIBRALTAR 🇬🇮 (Western Anchorage): cocaine was found in a ‘parasite device’ attached to a bulk carrier anchored

COCAINE valued at up to £2 million was found in a ‘parasite device’ attached to a bulk carrier anchored outside Gibraltar port yesterday afternoon

A team of RGP divers found the drugs attached to the hull of the cargo-ship after the boat was boarded by Drug Squad detectives.

“Crime scene investigators found the device to contain individually wrapped packages containing cocaine weighing around 25 kilograms, with a street value of between £1.5 – £2 million,” said an RGP spokesperson.

“Upon completion of police interviews and searches conducted with the assistance of HM Customs Dog Section, the vessel was allowed to proceed on its journey late yesterday evening.”

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