The 1500 kilos of pure cocaine intercepted in the port of Rotterdam on September 29, according to the Colombian navy, was from the Mexican Gulf cartel.

The interception was the result of a collaboration between the Colombian navy and British and Dutch authorities. The drugs were hidden in a container with bananas. The Colombian authorities write in a press release that international cooperation to combat drug trafficking will be further developed.

Earlier this year, in May, a good deal of cocaine from the Gulf cartel was also intercepted in Colombia. That happened in the Colombian port city of Santa Marta. It then involved 2200 kilos of coke that was hidden in a cargo of copper ore, destined for Antwerp.