In the port of Gioia Tauro was seized a heavy load of pure cocaine. The provincial command of the Guardia di Finanza of Reggio Calabria and the staff of the Agency of Customs and Monopoli have identified in sacks of fuel material well 1,170 kilograms of astonishing. The military and customs officials have selected and subjected to accurate inspections 11 suspect containers coming from a port of southern Brazil, all directed to a company based in Reggio Calabria, after making a stop in Spain. The containers were first subjected to a radiogen scan and subsequently to inspection with the help of the cynofile units, activities that allowed the identification of the drug load.

Guardia di Finanza and Agenzia delle Dogane have specified that the game of drugs seized, if placed on the market in Italy and throughout Europe, would have yielded the remarkable income of more than 187 million euros.