Watch: Two tons of cocaine seized in Valencia by police, hidden in fruit crates.

Authorities have discovered two tons of cocaine in a shipment of Ecuadorian fruit that arrived at Valencia’s port.

The drugs had been hidden within banana crates and other produce.

Four people were arrested as part of an operation by the Guardia Civil (Guardia Civil), the Policia Nacional (Police National), and Customs Officials from the Tax Agency.

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Detainees were accused of being members of a criminal gang and of drug trafficking, as well as illegal weapons possession.

The operation dismantled a major cocaine-importing network from Ecuador.

In Valencia, as part of the ongoing investigation on fruit arriving from South America several containers have been checked.

One of the two men had a little over 2 tons of cocaine divided into 2,000 packages.

The arrests took place on 17 November. The group is linked to companies involved in the importation of drugs hidden inside fruit containers.

In addition, €10,000 in cash, knives, two high-end cars, computers, mobile phones, a banknote counting machine, a metal detector and a frequency inhibitor, along with various documents were seized by police.

Two years ago, investigations began after two containers containing more than three tonnes of cocaine were delivered.

In November 2024, several suspects were identified. Then more than 500 kilograms of cocaine was discovered hidden in a container that had been imported through the Vigo port by a Valencian firm.

No arrests have been made, but the investigation has continued and led to this month’s seizures and detentions.

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