Greece dismantles gang trafficking drugs from Latin America to Europe

Greek authorities have dismantled an international criminal group trafficking cocaine in shipping containers from Latin America to Europe, police said on Thursday.

Two Albanians and two Greeks were arrested after a months-long investigation launched by Greek drugs and contraband enforcement authorities in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Dozens of plastic bags containing more than 210 kg of cocaine were found and confiscated in containers with shrimps at the port of Piraeus, police officials said.

More than 130,000 euros, a shotgun, bullets, mobile phones and documents referring to drug amounts and expected profits were also confiscated among other evidence during raids at the suspects' homes and vehicles, police said in a statement.

Based on the evidence, authorities estimate that the criminal group aimed for an illegal...