Spanish authorities have seized more than 1.2 tons of cocaine concealed in a shipment of coconuts in the southern province of Seville, Spanish police said on Tuesday.
Authorities recovered 1,238 kilograms (2,729 pounds) of cocaine hidden at the rear of a truck trailer and beneath pallets loaded with coconuts, according to a police statement, Anadolu Agency reported.
Two people were arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking.
The investigation began in December after authorities identified a company in Dos Hermanas, Seville, which they suspected was being used to facilitate the smuggling of drugs into Spain.
Investigators subsequently identified a suspicious shipping container and placed it under surveillance.
Authorities moved to intercept the shipment as the driver was preparing to deliver it to a warehouse. The drugs were seized as the shipment was being received. Searches of two properties in Seville province also resulted in the confiscation of cash and electronic devices considered important evidence.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities said additional arrests could follow.
Spain is a major entry point for cocaine into the European Union, particularly for shipments originating in Latin America.
According to the European Union Drugs Agency’s latest European Drug Report, Spanish authorities seized 124 tons of cocaine in 2024, accounting for 37% of all cocaine seized across the EU that year.
Spain, France and Belgium together accounted for 67% of the 330 tons of cocaine seized across the bloc in 2024.
Although the overall amount of cocaine seized decreased from the previous year, the number of seizures increased. The EU agency attributed this trend in part to criminal groups increasingly using smaller, fragmented shipments to make detection more difficult.