MARIJUANA WORTH AROUND EUR 1 MILLION SEIZED FROM VESSEL SAILING UNDER CROATIAN FLAG

ATHENS, OCTOBER 11 /SRNA/ – Greek police seized marijuana worth more than one million Euros from a sailing yacht in the eastern Aegean Sea and arrested two Ukrainian nationals aboard the vessel, which was sailing under the Croatian flag, the Coast Guard announced.

The statement said the two men were suspected of drug smuggling.

According to the statement, the yacht was intercepted yesterday west of the island of Chios, approximately 6.5 nautical miles south of the islet of Antipsara, following a tip-off. Two Coast Guard patrol boats took part in the operation, along with a team of divers.

A total of 361 kilograms of marijuana were seized, along with the sailing yacht itself.

There was no immediate information about the origin of the drugs or their intended destination market.

The estimated street value of the drugs was EUR 1.08 million, the Kathimerini newspaper reported.