Criminology and Psychology

Uruguay’s fishing industry has come under the spotlight of the Montevideo and Spanish police narcotics departments following the arrest of a Spanish citizen and the discovery of containers to be exported with 300 kilos of cocaine hidden among the frozen fish. The Spanish citizen had a company which was operating from Montevideo with two vessels, “Cibeles” and “Banzare” with Uruguayan licences, including for toothfish and on request from the famous Spanish Magistrate Baltasar Garzón was arrested allegedly linked to the attempted introduction of 2.2 tons of cocaine to Spain. The second operation involved a search of containers with fish ready to be shipped to Europe and which working on tips, allowed the discovery of 300 kilos of cocaine. Containers with frozen fish are ideal for smuggling since dogs can’t sniff the narcotics and there are fears that if left open for too long it could spoil the cargo, according to Uruguayan members of the police involved in the search. As a consequence o...