Customs officials seize 250kg of cocaine in Freeport

Officials used profiling techniques to single out a container inbound from Guayaquil in Ecuador, that was destined for the port of Piraeus in Greece

The cocaine was found in the container (Photo: Customs)
The cocaine was found in the container (Photo: Customs)

Customs officials have intercepted their first drug shipment of 2025, seizing 250kg of cocaine.

In a statement, it was explained that officials used profiling techniques to single out a container inbound from Guayaquil in Ecuador, that was destined for the port of Piraeus in Greece.

(Photo: Customs)
(Photo: Customs)

Inspections and scanning led to the discovery of bricks of cocaine.

The Police’s drug squad was then called in for assistance, as a magisterial inquiry was launched into the matter.