The drug found in the Calabrian port was found among a load of paper reels, while the one found in Liguria was inside a load of bananas coming from Ecuador

A 110 kg shipment of pure cocaine was seized in the port of Gioia Tauro, in a joint operation by the Provincial Command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria and personnel from the Customs and Monopolies Agency.

The drug, which once placed on the market would have generated revenues of around 20 million euros, was found in a suspicious container that was carrying paper reels, coming from North America and headed to Italy according to Shipping Italy

Another anti-drug operation

Another anti-drug operation, conducted at the end of 2024 and which took place in the port of Vado Ligure, also came to light today. During a routine check on a container, 24 kg of cocaine were identified that had been hidden among loads of fresh bananas from Puerto Bolivar, Ecuador and packaged in 20 blocks mostly depicting a phoenix.

The drug, which on the drug dealing market would have generated revenues of approximately 2,200,000 euros, was seized thanks to a synergic action by the Customs Agency and the Guardia di Finanza.

The Port of Reggio Calabria

It is noteworthy that the Port of Reggio Calabria consists in an artificial basin, protected westward by a long quayside breakwater.The total surface of the basin occupies about 20 ha. The entrance is 130 m wide, while the quays measure approximately 2.5 kilometers and the depths are from 4 to 12 m deep.

On the internal side, eastward, there is “Banchina di Levante” with the seasonal tourist dock, the fish market and the historic customs warehouses converted to institutional, commercial and recreational activities; to the south, the Margottini quay houses the headquarters of important administrative bodies and leads to the shipping station, reconnecting with the marvelous promenade “Falcomatà” of the city; in addition in this area you can find a tourist dock for pleasure boats and authorities vehicles, and the headquarters of the Harbor Master’s Office.

The pleasure boating activity is significant and rapidly developing, with shipbuilding supporting it; one of the main purpose of the Port is to connect Reggio with Sicily by scheduled services with ferries and hydrofoils Messina and the Aeolian Islands. Currently it also provides ferries for heavy vehicles with the port of Tremestieri. The port hosts a limited commercial activity for bulk goods.

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