Latest assessment, inconclusive for the moment: more than 20 kg of cannabis and almost 1 kg of cocaine. But where does the cocaine sold at deal points in Marseille and the South-East region come from? Part of it, manufactured in South America, reaches the European continent via Italy.
Seizures from the Italian boot are on the rise. “Italy has become a major gateway for cocaine into Europe’. In 2018, Italian police seized four tonnes of cocaine, four years later, 26 tonnes, seven times more.