Joint operation of the Tax Agency and the National Police

• 206 kilos of hashish and 150 kilos of marijuana buds were seized, which were hidden among the truck's load of vegetables

• The driver of the vehicle, of Belarusian origin, has been sent to prison accused of a crime against public health

July 14, 2022.- Officials from the Customs Surveillance Service of the Tax Agency and agents from the National Police, in a joint operation, have intercepted a drug stash hidden among the cargo of a refrigerated semi-trailer and have arrested the truck driver, who has been sent to prison by court order.

The operation was launched based on information indicating that a shipment of vegetables was being transported by road and that several kilos of marijuana and hashish could be hidden in it.

With this information, on June 22, investigators decided to inspect a truck that had stopped to refuel at a service station located at kilometer 487 of the A-7.

Drugs hidden among eggplants and peppers

The incoherent explanations of the driver, as well as the irregularities in the documentation of the merchandise, in addition to the lack of identification on the boxes, increased the suspicions of the agents, who upon a more thorough inspection found the drugs hidden among the load of aubergines and peppers.

The transport and cargo documentation turned out to be false, intended solely to give the transport an appearance of authenticity.

A total of 206 kilos of hashish and 150 kilos of marijuana buds were seized, all of them vacuum-packed.

The truck driver, a 35-year-old man of Belarusian origin, has been sent to prison on charges of a crime against public health.