But any cargo had disappeared. translation: they are very hard to detect. translation: they are very hard to detect- in translation: they are very hard to detect. in fact, in translation: they are very hard to detect. in fact, in more - to detect. in fact, in more than 20 years of traffickers using submarines to reach africa and europe, these two other first we have ceased. law enforcement other first we have ceased. law enforcement agencies across europe are fighting a surgeon cocaine production. although they say they have just dismantled the biggest known coat factory the continent has ever seen. the spanish police have recreated the drugs factory and the assembly line starting with this, raw poker face. it has a really strong vinegar smell. face. it has a really strong vinegarsmell. it face. it has a really strong vinegar smell. it will then be cooked up using lots of chemicals, it will then be pressed. over here, they would weigh the products that they have and. take a look
In cocaine production, although they say they ve just dismantled the biggest known coke factory the continent s ever seen. the spanish police have recreated the drugs factory and the assembly line, starting with this raw coca paste. it s got a really strong vinegar smell. it would then be cooked up using lots of chemicals. it would then be pressed. over here, they d weigh the products that they have. and take a look at this. this is 150 kilos worth of cocaine a purity of 95%. what you see here on this table has a street value of around 9 million euros that s about £8 million. but it s in belgium where the biggest amounts of cocaine are being seized. here at the port of antwerp, more than 110 tonnes were intercepted in 2022. huge quantities are getting through, though, and this top judge fears
Table has a street value of around 9 million euros that s about £8 million. but it s in belgium where the biggest amounts of cocaine are being seized. here at the port of antwerp, more than 110 tonnes were intercepted in 2022. huge quantities are getting through, though, and this top judge fears it s out of control. translation: it makes - an absolute fortune for those we call narco traffickers, with money laundering and corruption, which is now limitless in terms of the sums that can be offered to dockers, police officers and other people. how do you want us to have any control on criminal organisationss? control on criminal organisations? it s over. just this week, italian police found 400 million euros worth of cocaine bobbing off the sicilian coast. and the united nations is warning that international gangs are now looking to expand into africa and asia. europe s cocaine crisis
A thousand stuffed animals including protected and extinct species at a warehouse in valencia. the haul included rhinos, polar bears and elephants. the warehouse owner is under investigation but has not been arrested. shelley phelps has more details. elephants, rhinos, lions and more were among the hundreds of stuffed wild animals found in this giant warehouse near valencia in eastern spain. the haul, worth an estimated 29 million euros, is one of the largest of its kind in europe, according to the spanish police. around 400 of the animals are classified as protected. with every box opened, police found more. carefully examining and documenting each find. cheetahs, lynxes, polar bears and white rhinos were also found. along with almost 200 elephant tusks and furniture made from elephants. spanish police say the warehouse owner is being investigated for smuggling and environmental crimes.
The haul, worth an estimated 29 million euros, is one of the largest of its kind in europe, according to the spanish police. around 400 of the animals are classified as protected. with every box opened, police found more. carefully examining and documenting each find. cheetahs, lynxes, polar bears and white rhinos were also found. along with almost 200 elephant tusks and furniture made from elephants. spanish police say the warehouse owner is being investigated for smuggling and environmental crimes. shelley phelps, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with ben rich. good afternoon. after last week s wintry showers and frosty nights, this week the weather brings us something warmer but not always dry. on the earlier satellite picture,