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Typicallyspanish.com has reported that drugs were hidden in containers of bananas brought into Tarragona from Ecuador on a Maltese-flagged ship.

Typicallyspanish.com reported that three suspects were arrested in Valencia after the discovery by the Civil Guard of more than 140 kilos of cocaine brought into port in Tarragona on containers of bananas imported from Ecuador.

It’s understood the cargo was brought in on a ship flying under the flag of Malta and was bound for a company in Valencia, leading detectives to the arrest in Valencia of a Spanish woman and two men from Colombia.

The Civil Guard began their investigation in mid-October, saying in a statement that documentation linking the suspects to the imported containers was found in searches of their homes.

Typicallyspanish.com reported that officers also found more than 4,000 € in cash, precision weighing scales and small quantities of cocaine prepared ready for sale. All three were remanded in prison after bail was refused by the judge.

Meanwhile, dnaindia.com reported that nuclear scientists found no “apparent radio activity” on board a Malta-registered ship, which was docked at the Chennai port Trust limits, after preliminary checks were carried out by police officials.

dnaindia.com reported that the checks were conducted after an anonymous call stating that the Singapore-bound vessel MV Garland was carrying some radio active material was received by customs authorities, the officials said.

“Preliminary checks by scientists from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, have found no apparent radio activity in the ship. It is carrying granite,” the officials told PTI News last Friday.

The officials said further checks were on to ascertain claims made by the anonymous caller, who, they said, “would have had some interest” with the ship. Police would take note of this and enquire, they said.

MV Garland was docked in Chennai port Trust limits with teams from Coast Guard, state police and Customs initially carrying out checks on the vessel. Scientists joined in later.

The ship was on its way from Vishakapatnam and had docked there on Thursday night when Customs officials received the anonymous call following which checks were undertaken.