Local media said 75kg of cocaine was discovered in theengine room of the 178,000–dwt Athens (built 2009), which is owned by Maritime EquityManagement of New York.

More than 20 crew members have been questioned, but stateprosecutors said none had been arrested and there was no evidence linking themto the find.

Sniffer dogs uncovered the drugs near the Caribbean port ofSanta Marta after a tip-off.

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