The police yesterday found 300 kilos of cocaine in the port of Breskens in Zeeland, Flanders. The drugs were hidden in a hidden area of a motor boat. The crew of the boat, three men from Urk, Kampen and Zwolle, have been arrested. The boat and the cocaine have been confiscated.
The police suspect that the three fished the cargo from the Western Scheldt after the cocaine was thrown overboard on board a cargo ship. That ship probably sailed towards Antwerp.
After the find in Breskens, a bag with about 50 kilos of cocaine washed up on the beach near Zoutelande. Police suspect that both parties are related and come from the same freighter.
The homes of the three men have been searched. A house search was also carried out during a stay at a campsite in Emst, Gelderland. Among other things, a firearm was found, reports Zeeland broadcaster.
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