- Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) seized a shipment of South American narcotics worth some $51 million.
- It found more than quarter of a ton of cocaine hidden in banana containers aboard a South American cargo ship, docked in the Black Sea port of Odesa.
- The total weight of the drug is 257 kilograms.
- Its estimated cost on the black market is more than $51 million.
Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has seized a shipment of South American narcotics worth some $51 million, reports Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty.
About the incident
The SBU said that it found more than quarter of a ton of cocaine hidden in “containers with bananas”. This took place during the inspection of a South American cargo ship. The ship was docked in the Black Sea port of Odesa. The statement did not identify the vessel’s country of origin.
SBU Statement
“A rapid analysis identified the packaged powder as cocaine,” the SBU said in a statement on March 21.
The drugs were found during an inspection on a South American cargo ship that docked in the Black Sea port of Odesa. (file photo)
Estimated Black Market Price
The total weight of the drug is 257 kilograms and its estimated cost on the black market is more than $51 million. “The drugs were meant for the European market,” said the SBU. It has also, opened a criminal case in drug smuggling on a large scale.
Case Launched
It also launched an investigation to identify possible suspects in the case.
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Source: Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
