British men in Greek court over cocaine smuggling

Business 10:58 17 Jun, 2022

Four British men have appeared in court in Greece charged with smuggling almost 300kg of Colombian cocaine, concealed in a shipment of bananas

British men in Greek court over cocaine smuggling

The four suspects, from London and Liverpool and aged 38, 45, 48 and 52, were arrested last week at a luxury villa in northern Greece, Qazet.az reports.

Greek police allege two of the men are "leaders of an international drug-trafficking ring".

The men made no comments in court, citing their right to remain silent.

A fifth man is also wanted by the police.

According to police, the drugs were transported first to the southern Italian region of Calabria, before being sent on to the port city of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, where the shipment was seized in a co-ordinated operation by US, Greek and Italian law enforcement officials.