BARENDRECHT – During a check in the port of Rotterdam, Customs yesterday (Friday 4 June 2021) 700 kilos of cocaine intercepted. The street value of this lot is more than 52 million euros.
The narcotics were hidden in a container loaded with bananas aboard a seagoing vessel. The ship had arrived in the port of Rotterdam from Colombia on 1 June. The container was destined for a company in Barendrecht. The company probably has nothing to do with the smuggling.
HARC-team
The HARC team, a collaboration of Customs, FIOD, Seaport Police and the Public Prosecution Service in Rotterdam, is further investigating the case. The drugs have since been destroyed.
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