Brazilian Customs Intercepts 366 kg of Cocaine at Port of Santos

On Wednesday, Sept. 30, Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service intercepted an attempt to ship 366 kg of cocaine abroad through the Port of Santos.

The drugs were hidden in a 77-tonne shipment of coffee and were discovered during routine customs surveillance and enforcement operations carried out by teams from the Santos Customs Office. The Port of Santos cocaine seizure involved four containers carrying bagged coffee.

The cocaine was found in one of the containers, where packages of the drug had been carefully concealed inside 20 coffee bags.

According to the export documents, the containers were bound for the Port of Barcelona, Spain.

Port of Santos Cocaine Seizure Moves to Forensic Examination and Investigation

After the drugs were confirmed, Brazil’s Federal Police were called in to carry out federal law-enforcement procedures and conduct a forensic examination at the scene. The findings will support the investigation to be conducted as part of a formal police inquiry.

Source: Brazil’s Federal Revenue Service

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