MOSCOW, June 5 (RIA Novosti) - Portuguese law enforcement bodies have seized a record 760 kg (1,675 lbs) of cocaine that was intended to be smuggled in the country, the Finance Ministry said on Friday.
The ministry said in a statement that the drugs came on board of a ship from Brazil to the port in Lisbon and were hidden in containers with decorative stones intended for a Portuguese company.
"This is the largest volume of drugs ever seized in the port of Lisbon," the statement said.
A 43-year-old Portuguese citizen has been detained in connection with the confiscated drugs. He is suspected of involvement in an international criminal organization, which used Portugal as a gateway for smuggling drugs to Europe.
