Spain seizes tons of cocaine hidden among frozen tuna in shipping containers

Police officers stand by part of a haul of 11 tons of cocaine, displayed in the patio of a police station in Madrid, Spain (AP Photo/Paul White)

Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 tons (9.9 tonnes) of cocaine and arrested 20 people in two different operations against the smuggling of the illegal drugs inside shipping containers, Spain’s National Police said on Tuesday.

Police said that 7,500 kilograms of cocaine seized by agents in the northwest city of Vigo were hidden between pieces of frozen tuna.