Ventimiglia: 230 kg of cocaine seized at the border.

The activity of the border crossings does not stop State Police, which in recent days has intensified controls with the increase in the number of patrols at the border crossings with the France, even with the use of the mixed Italian-French team.

During a control activity at the motorway crossing of Ventimiglia, aimed at preventing and repressing illegal immigration and border crimes in general, the police officers of the sector of Ventimiglia Border Police they proceeded to arrest a Slovak citizen and the seizure of a large quantity of narcotic substances, for a total of approximately 230 kilograms of cocaine.

The man, intercepted while driving an articulated lorry coming from France, adopted an uncertain and unsafe driving behaviour at the sight of the patrols positioned beyond the motorway barrier, arousing the suspicion of the officers, who ordered him to stop and made him pull over. Asked to get out of the vehicle and show the documentation concerning the vehicle and the load, the driver showed a extremely nervous attitude, thus leading the operators to suspect that something illicit could be transported inside the truck.

Suspicions increased when the subject, in an attempt to divert attention, spontaneously went to the back of the trailer to show the accompanying document and intact seal on the tailgate. This behavior prompted the officers to proceed to check the tractor for the possible presence of illegal immigrants.

The verification allowed us to find a large quantity of narcotic substance: 200 blocks of cocaine, with a total weight of approximately 230 kg, contained in seven sports bags and some canvas bags, placed on the upper bunk of the cabin and in some of its compartments. The large quantity of drugs seized, if placed on the market and considering that it is pure cocaine, could have been worth up to 50 million eurosThe vehicle and the seized substance were placed at the disposal of theJudicial authority competent.

The Slovakian citizen was accompanied to the border offices in Ventimiglia, identified and arrested for international drug trafficking. It was then associated with the Sanremo Prison and made available to the Judicial Authority.