Spanish authorities have seized 2,600 kilogrammes of cocaine concealed in two shipping containers that arrived at the Port of Valencia from Ghana.
The seizure, announced in a press release issued on November 11, 2026, by Spain’s Tax Agency and Civil Guard, also led to the arrest of two people in Viator, in the province of Almeria, over their alleged involvement in the importation and unloading of the consignment.
The suspects were identified as the importer of the cargo and the person responsible for unloading it, the statement said.
“The containers had been loaded on August 2 at the port of Tema (Ghana) and arrived at the port of Valencia on August 22 aboard a container ship.
“During the review of the merchandise, the investigators detected the existence of double bottoms in the wooden boxes where the declared cargo (coconuts) was transported. Under these double bottoms, the investigators located, for each box, an entire layer of packages usually used to transport cocaine. Upon opening these packages they discovered a white powdery substance whose characteristics were compatible with cocaine hydrochloride. Detection tests carried out through ‘narcotest’ confirmed that it was cocaine,” the statement detailed.
Spanish authorities said they subsequently placed the containers under surveillance as they were moved from the Valencia docks into two refrigerated trucks.
“All of the merchandise was transferred to two refrigerated trucks, which continued their journey to a warehouse located in the La Juaida industrial estate, in Almería.
“Once there, the agents carried out surveillance work on the unloading of the merchandise, which culminated in the arrest of the two people allegedly involved in the importation and unloading of the trucks.”
This new drug busts comes amid growing concerns of cocaine consignments intercepted in Europe after arriving from Ghana.
In September 2026, French customs authorities seized nearly 3.9 tonnes of cocaine that left Ghana’s port headed for the Port of Antwerp. The drugs were concealed in a container carrying plastic waste that had arrived from Ghana. Just last week too, Lebanese authorities arrested a Syrian national who arrived from Ghana with suspected kilograms of cocaine.
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Spanish authorities have not named any Ghanaian suspects in connection with the latest seizure or disclosed whether arrests have been made in Ghana.
Spain’s Tax Agency said investigations were continuing to establish the arrested suspects’ possible links to money-laundering networks and other logistical points in Spain.