Alex Trelinski
A BENIDORM Policia Local patrol boat fished out a rucksack containing 20 kilos of cocaine from the water at Poniente beach.
The discovery was made on Wednesday morning by officers doing surveillance work at the Serra Gelada Natural Park.
Officers spotted the rucksack floating in the sea and discovered 20 packets inside- all of them branded with the logo of the Adidas sportswear company.
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Each pack contained around a kilo of a pressed white substance, presumed to be cocaine.
The drugs will be taken to the Guardia Civil’s Fiscal and Border patrol in Calpe for analysis and an investigation into where they were came from.
Benidorm police issued a tongue in cheek message advising people ‘not to throw anything into the sea’.
