Greek authorities taken more than 109 kg (240 pounds) of drug concealed in a container with frozen squid aboard a vessel checked at the port of Piraeus, authorities sources said on Tuesday.

The container was shipped from Peru and its destination was Croatia, one of the officials said.

South American production of drug has surged over the past decade and Balkan traffickers have helped turn Europe into the world's No. 1 drug market.

Greece recently said it had actually dismantled an international criminal group trafficking drug in shipping containers from Latin America to Europe, after an investigation launched by regional drugs and contraband enforcement authorities in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Lots of plastic bags containing more than 210 kg (460. pounds) of cocaine were found and confiscated in containers with. frozen shrimp recently.

The container on Tuesday was discovered on the exact same vessel and. was amongst the 13 containers under evaluation. Authorities were. investigating any relate to last week's operation and were. working with foreign authorities to acquire evidence that could. result in the arrest of suspects, stated the authorities, who spoke on. condition of anonymity.