£20 million of pure cocaine found hidden 30ft underwater in ship’s hull

£20 million of pure cocaine has been found hidden 30ft underwater in a ship’s hull in Italy. Police officers boarded the cargo vessel after it docked in Ravenna, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy, last week. Video footage, released on Tuesday (23 April), shows divers finding large silver-coloured packages underwater, lifting them onto a police boat and opening them with knives. Officers discovered 139 blocks of cocaine in total. The haul was worth around €5m (£) wholesale but could have had a street value of about €25m (£), investigators said. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Connect with The Independent: