During routine economic surveillance, officers from the economic and financial police unit in Cagliari carried out one of the most significant anti-drug operations ever recorded in Sardinia, seizing 110 kilograms of cocaine concealed in four large duffel bags inside a Polish-registered articulated lorry. The operation took place on 29 March 2025 in the locality of Sestu (Cagliari), where the officers’ attention was drawn to a suspicious exchange between the lorry driver and a man in a small car. The two men, moving furtively, were transferring four bulky bags from the lorry to the smaller vehicle—an action that immediately triggered a search by the Guardia di Finanza.
Inside the bags, the agents found one hundred bricks of cocaine, weighing a total of 110 kilograms. Investigators estimate that the drugs, if sold on the market, would have generated over €10 million. In addition to the narcotics, the officers also seized €29,500 in cash, believed to be the direct proceeds of the criminal activity.
The two individuals involved—the lorry driver and the man who had arrived to collect the drugs—were arrested and taken to Uta prison. The operation not only yielded a substantial drug seizure but also shed light on the methods used by criminal organisations to infiltrate the goods transport sector, exploiting foreign-registered vehicles in an attempt to bypass controls.
