€4.5 million cocaine haul seized from vehicle disembarking Malta-Sicily ferry

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas Birżebbuġa, Malta (Ports Europe) July 3, 2026 – A 44-year-old Bosnian national was arrested in June after customs officials found 35 kilograms of cocaine concealed in a secret compartment inside his vehicle, shortly after he disembarked a Virtu Ferries catamaran arriving from Sicily. The drugs carried an estimated street value of €4.5 million. Customs officials… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe