Police from the provincial command of Catania dealt a blow to drug traffickers and seized a sizable shipment of marijuana concealed in a camper in the parking lot of a shopping mall
Police seized over 4 tons of marijuana headed for the black market in Catania, and arrested several suspected smugglers
Police say they were patrolling an area of a mall and became suspicious of two men having a heated exchange in the parking lot, who were repeatedly entering a camper, police stopped and probed the men for answers and noticed burlap bags in the camper
Police searched the vehicle and seized the shipment of marijuana and arrested several suspected smugglers, one of whom was the driver of the camper
Authorities estimate the weed would be worth over three million euros in the mafia driven drug market