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Divers find 50 kg of drugs attached to ship hull in the Port of Santos

Aug, 22, 2022 Posted by Gabriel Malheiros

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Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service led an operation in which it seized about 50 kilos of cocaine in a ship’s hull on Sunday (August 21) in the Port of Santos. According to the agency, this is the ninth similar occurrence in August alone. The ship was bound for the port of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

According to the agents, the ship was carrying soy bran, and the cocaine tablets were removed from a compartment located in the case, which only divers could access.

The Federal Police formally possess the drug and should continue with the investigation. In a note, the Federal Revenue stated that the action lasted all Sunday and was carried out jointly by the Federal Police, the Military Police of the State of São Paulo, and the Brazilian Navy.

Source: A Tribuna

To read the full original article, please go to: https://www.atribuna.com.br/noticias/policia/mergulhadores-encontram-50-quilos-de-drogas-em-casco-de-navio-no-porto-de-santos

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