The treasure at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
28 February 2025
Last week, while working on protecting the Baltic Sea underwater infrastructure, Polish deep-sea divers discovered something unusual on the seabed in the Gulf of Gdańsk: more than 100 kilogrammes of cocaine worth an estimated €14.5 million. The joint operation with Europol, the DEA, and Poland's border guard led to the arrest of seven suspects, who now face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
 | Nikola Veisberga While cocaine is often intercepted at sea, it is typically found aboard drug-smuggling vessels, such as narco-submarines built by traffickers. Another newer way of smuggling called "parasite smuggling" where drugs are attached to the outside of a ship's hull below the waterline is increasingly used, but difficult to detect. While last week's find was unusual, other odd seizures have been made in Europe recently, with a tonne of cocaine uncovered in a stone crusher in Luxembourg and seven tonnes found in buried containers beneath a Spanish farm. |
〉Cocaine found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea
〉https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/cocaine-poland-baltic-sea-b2700111.html">Cocaine find worth €14 million
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