Spanish authorities have seized 2.6 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of coconuts that sailed from Ghana, arresting two men after tracking the consignment from the port of Valencia to a warehouse in Almeria.

The seizure was announced on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, in a press release by Spain's Tax Agency and the Civil Guard.

Hidden in false bottoms

The cocaine, weighing about 2,600 kilogrammes, was hidden in false bottoms built into wooden crates used to carry the coconuts. The drugs were found inside two shipping containers that had been loaded at the port of Tema in Ghana on 2 August and arrived at Valencia on 22 August aboard a container ship.

Customs officers selected the containers for inspection after the cargo was flagged as a high-risk profile for drug trafficking during routine international trade controls. Officers then followed two refrigerated lorries carrying the containers to a warehouse at the La Juaida industrial estate in Viator, in the province of Almeria, where the two men were arrested as the cargo was being unloaded.

Questions still open

The two suspects have been described as the suspected importer of the shipment and the person overseeing the unloading operation. Spanish authorities have not disclosed their identities or nationalities.

It is also not yet established whether the cocaine was concealed in the crates before they left Ghana or at another point along the shipping route, and there has been no confirmation of arrests in Ghana or of Ghanaian involvement in the case. The operation took place in August, but details were only made public on 11 November.

Read the original report: Channel One News — Spain intercepts 2.6 tonnes of cocaine in coconut shipment from Tema Port. A second report is at Metro TV Online.