Separately, a 58-year-old Dutchman was stopped at Palma airport carrying 10,900 MDMA pills and 2.1 kilos of amphetamines. The two busts mark the largest hauls of MDMA and cocaine respectively and the dismantling of the biggest criminal organisation smuggling cocaine in the Balearic Islands to date. As well as 1,821 kilos of coke, police also hauled in 3,300 ecstasy pills, 500 kilos of cutting agents, and 90 kilos of ketamine, and made an impressive 82 arrests. A 58-year-old Dutchman was arrestedDuring other joint operations, 63 kilos of cocaine in packages known as ‘bricks’, 90 kilos of ketamine, 3,300 ecstasy pills, 500 kilos of cutting agent and €460,000 were seized. On March 6, cops opened a container at the port of Barcelona, where they found 649 kilos of cocaine hidden among plastic boxes.

Source: The Star May 16, 2024 08:38 UTC