Malta police seize cannabis among chilli sauce .
VALLETTA 1996-08-24
Police in Malta said on Saturday they had seized 7.5 tonnes of cannabis concealed in a shipment of chilli sauce on its way from Singapore to Romania .
Police commissioner George Grech said the cannabis was found on Friday packed in 500 boxes hidden behind chilli sauce in a container that arrived at Malta Freeport a week ago .
The container was on its way to Romania via the former Yugoslavia from Singapore and was the biggest drugs haul in Malta , police said .
No street value was given for the cannabis .