Only 319 kg. cocaine in a container with pineapples from Costa Rica were confiscated by officers of the 3rd Piraeus Customs. It was announced yesterday Independent State Revenue Administration. The container of pineapple and cocaine started its journey from Costa Rica with its final destination in Poti, Georgia.

However, according to the results of a risk analysis carried out by customs officers using special software, the contents of the container were found to be suspicious.

During a port inspection, a container from Costa Rica with a final destination in Georgia was found to contain 319 kilograms of cocaine worth more than 14 million euros.

Using specialized risk analysis software, auditors port of Piraeus they decided to check the container. His x-ray machine showed cocaine hidden in the base of 300 boxes of pineapples.

As characteristically stated in a press release: “Employees of the anti-smuggling department, using a special X-ray machine, together with a specially trained drug addict dog Iris, found that among the fruits were 297 special packages.” However, customs officers did not immediately begin to confiscate the cargo in case members of the cartel were looking for it. Something that never happened. The reason the contents of the shipment were deemed suspicious is that another container of cocaine seized in another country began its journey from the same pineapple farm in Costa Rica.

According to the report of the Independent Tax Service, the value of the confiscated drugs exceeds 14 million euros.