Overview

• On July 16, Spanish Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera officers and Portuguese Polícia Judiciária agents in Po, Portugal, detained two suspects following a controlled delivery of a suspicious container from Vigo.
• Authorities discovered at least 200 sacks containing roughly 400 kilograms of cocaine mixed with cat litter, with Spanish lab tests showing a 25.5% purity and final confirmation pending in Portugal.
• The operation was conducted under the authorization of the Anti-Drug Prosecutor’s Office of Pontevedra and reflects close coordination between Spanish customs and Portuguese law enforcement.
• Investigators traced the shipment’s route from the Port of Vigo, where risk analysts took samples after a June 6 alert, to a shell company in Portugal with no prior import record.
• Officials say the case underscores traffickers’ shift toward concealing narcotics in bulk commodities and highlights strengthening Iberian cooperation against transatlantic drug networks.