Dutch customs have seized more than 8,000 kilos of cocaine in Rotterdam.
The drug had an estimated value of €600 million.prosecutors said in a statement, adding that it was discovered in a container of bananas from Ecuador, which was later destroyed.
The arrest was made on July 13, but no arrests have yet been made from the ongoing investigation, which was kept secret until Thursday, a day after an Ecuadorian presidential candidate was known for speaking out against drug cartels and corruption in the South American country. , was shot dead during a rally.
The growth of the drug trade in Europe is fueling violence and corruption on that continent, according to a report published in June by the EU agency that monitors drugs and addictive behaviour.
According to the document, 303 tons of cocaine were seized by European Union member states in 2021, a record amount in the exclusive economic zone.
Also according to the same report The ports of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and Antwerp, in Belgium, are the main ports of entry for Latin American cocaine on the European continent.
Source: DN
