Ship carrying 20 tonnes of hashish seized in Palermo

(ANSA) - Palermo, August 9 - Finance police in Palermo said Thursday that they have seized 20 tonnes of hashish and the Panama-flagged ship that was transporting it. They also arrested the crew - 11 people from Montenegro. Officials boarded the vessel in international waters and it was escorted to the port for an inspection that uncovered the drugs with a estimated value of between 150 and 200 million euros.