113 kilograms of cocaine seized in tanker truck in Naples, driver arrested
The Guardia di Finanza discovered 113 kilograms of cocaine hidden in hidden compartments of a tanker truck on state road 162. The Lithuanian driver was arrested for drug trafficking.
Seizure in the tanker
According to palermo.repubblica.it, the Guardia di Finanza found 113 kilograms of cocaine divided into 103 packages inside a tanker truck that was stopped on state road 162 near the Centro Direzionale in Naples. The drug had been concealed in hidden compartments made in the upper part of the tank, a vehicle declared for food transport but found empty by the financial police.
The arrest and investigation
The driver of the vehicle, a Lithuanian citizen, was arrested for drug trafficking. The members of the Gruppo Pronto Impiego Naples, suspicious of the empty state of the tanker truck, began thorough inspections together with the fire service, which made it possible to discover the hidden spaces. The man was taken to Naples-Poggioreale prison pending his validation hearing.
The value of the drugs
According to the investigation, the seized cocaine would have yielded around 7 million euros for organised crime in Naples. Both the drug and the transport vehicle were seized.
Source: Google News IT — Crime (it)