Guardia di Finanza officers and the cocaine found to the Albanian couple |
The Italian police report that they have arrested an Albanian couple, who were transporting a large quantity of cocaine-type narcotics.
According to preliminary data, pure drugs were seized in the territory of Marina di Chieuti, in Foggiano, while the police had set up a checkpoint to attack illegal traffic, according Italian media.
During the checks, the officers noticed a car with Swedish license plates that had just stopped at a service station near San Severo. The two people on board, a man and a woman of Albanian origin with a Swedish passport, both 35 years old, first carefully observed the area, then the woman got out of the car to return after a few minutes, while the man stayed inside.
The operatives suspected their behavior and continued with the control. At that moment, the two Albanians began to show signs of nervousness. Thus, with the support of the canine unit, a precise search of the vehicle was carried out, where 26 kg of cocaine was found in the double bottom.
The seized drug had photos of the notorious mobster "Al Capone" and it is estimated that if it were to go on the market, it would reach a record figure of 5 million euros.