54 kilos of marijuana that were being transported from Albania to Greece, have been caught in Thessaloniki.

For the quantity of drugsz the 49-year-old driver of the vehicle and the 58-year-old van driver, both Albanians, were arrested.

During checks inside the vehicle, the officers found 4 plastic canisters containing 20 packages of 20 kg 497 grams of marijuana, while in a van they found and seized 7 plastic canisters containing 32 packages of 33 kg 690 grams of marijuana.

Greek police also searched the 49-year-old's apartment in the Sikeon area, where they found and seized about 259 grams of cocaine, 2350 euros, 8 mobile phones, 1 motorcycle, 143 grams of an undetermined substance, 3 electronic scales and 15 pharmaceutical packages, etc.

Investigation showed that the 58-year-old had the role of drug trafficking from Albania to Greece, while the 49-year-old had the role of receiving, storing and distributing drugs in Greece.

From the verification, the 58-year-old Albanian turns out to be a wanted person in Greece, sentenced to 5 years in prison and a 10,000 euro fine for drug issues.

Since the beginning of the year, the Greek police have seized about 1.4 tons of marijuana, which is suspected to have come from Albania.