Iran heroin shipment busted in biggest haul in 20 years

Italian authorities found 270 kilograms of heroin disguised as beauty product

Italian authorities have seized a shipment of 270 kilograms of heroin that was being trafficked from Iran to Europe, in what they described as the biggest drug bust for at least 20 years.

The shipment had set sail from the Iranian Gulf port of Bandar Abbas and stopped in Hamburg, Germany and Valencia, Spain before reaching the Italian port of Genoa on Oct. 17, carrying heroin disguised as bentonite, a clay powder used in skincare products.

The documentation related to the shipment indicated a company based in the Czech Republic as the alleged recipient of the goods.

Italian authorities seized the shipment but allowed part of it to continue on. Its contents were monitored as they proceeded through Switzerland, Luxembourg, France, Germany and Belgium, before arriving at an abandoned warehouse in Roosendal, Netherlands, on Nov. 2.

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