113kg cocaine consignment intercepted by Customs officers

The consignment was about to be shipped to Libya

A consignment of 113kg of cocaine has been seized by Malta Customs after being discovered in a container at Malta Freeport awaiting transhipment to Libya.

The discovery was made when the container, which arrived from Costa Rica, was scanned and then inspected by Customs officers.  

The drug consignment was hidden among declared cargo.

A police investigation has been launched and a Magisterial inquiry is underway.

 

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.