According to Marine Traffic, the freighter 'Blume' was on its way from Brazil and was scheduled to arrive in Rīga mid-February. The ship belongs to a Greek shipping organization but traveled under the flag of Togo. The Spanish investigators paid attention to the ship because, according to the documents, the ship carried only 200 tonnes of coffee, which is a relatively small cargo for such a large ship.
Interceptado un carguero con 4.500 kilos de #cocaína al este de #Canarias y detenidos sus 15 tripulantes.https://t.co/7VdZOpDxFx pic.twitter.com/n39bmyR6JY
— Guardia Civil 🇪🇸 (@guardiacivil) January 20, 2023
Spanish police intercepted the ship around 360 kilometers from Tenerife. It was initially reported that three tonnes of cocaine were found on it, but it was later clarified that 4.5 tonnes of cocaine were in the drug cargo. The market value of this cargo would be EUR 180 million.
