By John Smith • Published: 22 Jun 2017 • 7:59
HAVING to be aware of the different ways in which smugglers bring drugs into Spain, the Guardia Civil has set up a Customs Risk Analysis Unit.
Working with the Tax Agency, officers became suspicious of the importation of bananas and coconuts to Madrid airport from Colombia and when passed through scanners, some of the nuts appeared to contain something denser than milk.
65 boxes of coconuts were each found to contain one ‘doctored’ nut which had been drilled, the milk removed and replaced with liquid cocaine and then sealed to try to camouflage the smuggler’s actions.
A total of 47.678 kilograms of cocaine was recovered and three people, two Colombian men and a Venezuelan woman were arrested.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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