Ecuador’s police seize a cocaine shipment with stickers of Norway’s soccer star Erling Haaland

Ecuadorian police seized a large cocaine shipment of 469 kilograms near the Colombian border. The packages were marked with stickers featuring the face of Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland. The driver of the truck was arrested during the operation, which followed an anonymous tip. While police did not explain the stickers, it is a common practice for drug traffickers to use celebrity images to identify their networks and clients. The shipment is valued at over $11 million in the U.S. and nearly $20 million in Europe. Ecuador serves as a key logistical hub for drug trafficking, with authorities confiscating significant amounts of narcotics annually.

Ecuadorian police have seized approximately half a tonne of cocaine that was branded with the name and image of footballer Erling Haaland. The discovery was made during an operation by law enforcement in Ecuador. Hundreds of cocaine bricks bore the distinctive branding. The article does not provide further details regarding the specific date of the seizure, the exact location within Ecuador, or the reasons behind the use of Haaland's likeness on the illicit drugs.