Dutch customs investigators discovered almost 1.3 tons of cocaine hidden in two containers of bananas in Vlissingen. The containers were destined for a company in the coastal town that had nothing to do with the smuggling, the public prosecutor’s office announced on Thursday evening.
The drugs had been brought in from Ecuador via the port of Antwerp. The drug discovered on Wednesday had a street value of around 95 million euros and was packaged in packages of one kilogram each. The cocaine has since been destroyed.
Rotterdam and Antwerp are the main ports for the import of cocaine from Latin America to Europe. The cocaine that arrives in the Flemish port city is mainly intended for drug gangs in the Netherlands. A special unit consisting of corps of the shipping police, customs, financial investigation and the public prosecutor’s office is investigating the current case. (aeg/sda/dpa)
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