Over 58 kilos of cocaine hidden in the cab of a semi-trailer. A Nuoro truck driver was arrested last night by Nuoro police during a check on the Carlo Felice state road 131. The drugs, divided into over 50 blocks and hidden in three shopping bags, were believed to have generated approximately €5 million on the drug market.
The operation was conducted by patrol officers from the Macomer Police Station, engaged in a territorial control service ordered by the Nuoro Police Chief, also in light of recent regulatory changes introduced in the Highway Code.
During their operation, officers stopped a tractor-trailer driven by a driver residing in Nuoro. From the very first moments of the stop, the driver reportedly displayed excessive agitation, a behavior that aroused the officers' suspicions. After checking the driver's documents, the officers decided to investigate further and inspect the vehicle.
Inside the cab, hidden behind some bags, they found three bags containing over 50 blocks of cocaine, weighing a total of 58 kilograms. The driver was immediately arrested. He was charged with possession of narcotics for the purpose of trafficking and transferred to the Oristano prison, where he remains pending a sentencing hearing.
This is an exceptionally large seizure for the State Police in Sardinia.