Cocaine seizures at the Port of Rotterdam skyrocket, already surpassing 2018 figures
5 years, 1 month ago

Cocaine seizures at the Port of Rotterdam skyrocket, already surpassing 2018 figures

NL Times  

Even with nearly two months left to go in the year, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam this year have already surpassed the record amount of cocaine caught there in 2018, according to an investigation by De Telegraaf. Some 23 thousand kilograms of cocaine was intercepted at the largest port in Europe, a 28 percent increase over the 18 thousand kilograms captured during all of last year. All told, Rotterdam authorities have ferreted out over 500 kilograms of cocaine in at least 15 different shipments this year, the newspaper said. A source close to the newspaper expressed concern over the rapid hiring of new customs officials set to work at the port as a precautionary measure against Brexit.

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Two men who smuggled half a tonne of cocaine into UK jailed
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Two men who smuggled half a tonne of cocaine into UK jailed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mark Moran and Daniel Livingstone were sentenced this week …

Cocaine seized in Vlissingen worth 118 million euros
1 month, 1 week ago

Cocaine seized in Vlissingen worth 118 million euros

NL Times  

Authorities in the Netherlands intercepted a massive cocaine shipment valued at 118 million euros during a routine inspection at the Port of Vlissingen. On November 28 and 29, 2024, customs officials uncovered 1,575 kilograms of the drug hidden among pallets of fruit imported from Colombia. "The discovery of this cocaine, with a street value of 118 million euro, reflects the …

Drug shipments to NL almost halved in first half of 2024
6 months ago

Drug shipments to NL almost halved in first half of 2024

Dutch News  

Drug hauls at sea ports have been falling in the last six months compared to the same period last year thanks to better cooperation, latest customs services figures show. Last year port and airport border police seized almost 60 tonnes of cocaine compared to 51 tonnes the previous year. Customs officials confiscated some 367 kg of heroin in the first …

German investigators seize cocaine worth nearly $2.8 billion, calling it their biggest find ever
6 months, 3 weeks ago

German investigators seize cocaine worth nearly $2.8 billion, calling it their biggest find ever

LA Times  

North Rhine-Westphalia’s Minister of Justice Benjamin Limbach speaks Monday during a press conference in Duesseldorf, Germany, on the record cocaine seizure worth billions in a cross-state raid. German investigators announced Monday that they seized cocaine worth $2.78 billion from several container ships and arrested seven people in what they called the biggest cocaine find in the country. California Record 20 …

Concerns over growing number of cocaine laundries in Netherlands
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Concerns over growing number of cocaine laundries in Netherlands

NL Times  

The authorities are finding more cocaine laundries in the Netherlands, ranging from smaller facilities in a home to laboratories on an industrial scale. “There are more, and the trend is that they are occasionally larger,” public prosecutor Martin van Nes told EenVandaag. “Completely logical, because that’s where the cocaine comes from,” Van Nes told EenVandaag. “It is precisely with these …

Drugs gang smuggled cocaine worth £2 million aboard cruise ship to UK waters
10 months ago

Drugs gang smuggled cocaine worth £2 million aboard cruise ship to UK waters

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A cruise ship worker smuggled …

Spain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna
1 year ago

Spain seizes 11 tons of cocaine in shipping containers. Most of the drugs found among frozen tuna

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spanish authorities have confiscated 11 …

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border
1 year, 1 month ago

Colombians among 10 arrested at cocaine processing plant near German border

NL Times  

Ten suspects were arrested on Wednesday at a cocaine processing plant in Overdinkel, as reported by sources close to the investigation to RTV Oost. The discovery of the cocaine laundry was made by police officers who responded to neighborhood complaints about strange odors in the area, the police reported on Wednesday. We doen op dit moment onderzoek in een pand …

Eight people arrested in the Rotterdam region for large-scale drug smuggling
1 year, 1 month ago

Eight people arrested in the Rotterdam region for large-scale drug smuggling

NL Times  

Eight people from the Rotterdam region were arrested on Tuesday as part of a long-running investigation into serious crime. They are suspected of importing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, possessing weapons, and taking bribes, among other things, the Public Prosecution Service reported on Friday. Deze week was er een grote actie met 8 aanhoudingen💪https://t.co/0PtIv8HvbG pic.twitter.com/UfawFdq1y0 — Openbaar Ministerie Rotterdam November …

4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port
1 year, 2 months ago

4 men receive up to 8 years in jail for importing 1,122 kg of cocaine via Amsterdam port

NL Times  

Four men were sentenced to up to eight years for importing 1,122 kilos of cocaine via the port of Amsterdam in July 2022, the court in Haarlem reported on Friday. In July 2022, the Dutch police intercepted a container in the Amsterdam port, which was found to contain 1,122 kilos of cocaine concealed in bags of cocoa beans from Ecuador. …

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine hidden in ship in Kent
1 year, 2 months ago

Police seize £10 million worth of cocaine hidden in ship in Kent

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The drugs, which weighed 137 …

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL
1 year, 5 months ago

€600 million cocaine shipment found at Rotterdam port; largest drug bust ever in NL

NL Times  

Customs officials in the port of Rotterdam made the largest drug bust ever in the Netherlands on Thursday. #HARC Lees hier verder:https://t.co/m9vuwC4ifZ pic.twitter.com/nbjzy4kwn1 — Openbaar Ministerie Rotterdam August 10, 2023 The container originated from Ecuador and arrived in Rotterdam via Panama. pic.twitter.com/FaxYDjwLyW — Douane August 10, 2023 Outgoing State Secretary of Financy Aukje de Vries praised the customs and their …

Concerns over drug trafficking through Amsterdam port as cocaine seizures rise
1 year, 5 months ago

Concerns over drug trafficking through Amsterdam port as cocaine seizures rise

NL Times  

The Amsterdam municipality and customs authorities are worried that the port of Amsterdam is beckoning increasingly attractive to drug traffickers. Authorities are seizing an increasing amount of cocaine at the Amsterdam port, though the figures pale in comparison to seizures in Rotterdam, AT5 reports. Although the concrete signals are still relatively limited, there is an increase in the number of …

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling
1 year, 7 months ago

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling

Dutch News  

Containers of fruit shipped from South America are the biggest risk for cocaine smuggling to Europe, according to a coalition working to fight drug crime. “International criminal organisations have a number of ingenious systems and constructions to evade controls as much as possible,” said the Belgian home affairs ministry in a press release. “Key figures in important administrative and checking …

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling
1 year, 7 months ago

Ports in a storm: Europe wants common approach to drug smuggling

Dutch News  

Containers of fruit shipped from South America are the biggest risk for cocaine smuggling to Europe, according to a coalition working to fight drug crime. “International criminal organisations have a number of ingenious systems and constructions to evade controls as much as possible,” said the Belgian home affairs ministry in a press release. “Key figures in important administrative and checking …

Many Rotterdam explosions linked to port drug seizures, mayor says
1 year, 9 months ago

Many Rotterdam explosions linked to port drug seizures, mayor says

NL Times  

The increasing number of explosions in Rotterdam is due to the successful interception of drugs at the port of Rotterdam, according to mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb. Various parties in the Rotterdam city council wanted to know from Aboutaleb what is going on in the city, which has been increasingly shaken by explosions at homes in recent months. “The police and Public …

Drug bust: police finds 4,000 kg of cocaine in Belgium, 9 Dutchmen arrested
1 year, 10 months ago

Drug bust: police finds 4,000 kg of cocaine in Belgium, 9 Dutchmen arrested

NL Times  

Of the ten men who were arrested in Belgium last Tuesday by the Belgian police in connection with a major drug discovery, nine have Dutch nationality. On Tuesday, Belgian police became aware of a suspicious situation in Steenweg in Ravels, near the Dutch border. The Dutch police reported on Friday that house searches followed Thursday, with four automatic firearms and …

Record cocaine seizures in Europe, but Latin American drug cartels continue to roil Netherlands, Belgium
2 years ago

Record cocaine seizures in Europe, but Latin American drug cartels continue to roil Netherlands, Belgium

LA Times  

Kris Verborgh, chief police inspector of the Marolles neighborhood of Brussels, holds a bag of crack cocaine on Monday. And with it comes unprecedented drug violence in Belgium and the Netherlands, whose ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam, respectively, have become the main gateways for Latin American cocaine cartels into the continent. Officials in Antwerp on Tuesday announced yet another annual …

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested
2 years ago

€354 million in cocaine found at Rotterdam port; 34 arrested

NL Times  

In the period between the last days of 2022 and the first days of 2023, 34 people were arrested during checks in the port of Rotterdam and customs seized 4726 kilograms of cocaine. In the process, customs officers discovered 30 packages with a total of 1121 kilograms of cocaine in a container of frozen fruit juice from Brazil as well …

More money for tackling drug smuggling through the port of Rotterdam
2 years, 2 months ago

More money for tackling drug smuggling through the port of Rotterdam

NL Times  

Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz is making 16.5 million euros available to stop drug smuggling through the port of Rotterdam. Yeşilgöz is investing a total of 29 million euros on a structural basis in tackling organized drug crime at major logistics hubs such as ports, airports and flower auctions. Among other things, the minister wants to tighten up the screening of seaport …

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port
2 years, 4 months ago

Three cocaine shipments worth €180 mil. intercepted at Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Customs authorities intercepted a total of nearly 2,400 kilograms of cocaine in three different batches on Monday and Tuesday evening. The drugs carry a combined street value of over 180 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service said in separate statements released this week. Customs officers discovered 361 kilograms of cocaine in a container of peanuts sent from Argentina. Dutch authorities …

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week
2 years, 4 months ago

Dutch navy in the Caribbean seize over 4,500 kilos of drugs in one week

NL Times  

The Dutch naval ship Zr. Ms. Groningen seized a massive 4,500 kilograms of drugs in three busts in the Caribbean this past week. They arrested five suspects and fished 550 kilograms of drugs - 450 kg cocaine and 100 kg marijuana - out of the water where the suspects dumped them when they saw the authorities approach. “When the suspects …

Three men living in the Netherlands arrested in Bavaria's largest ever drug bust
2 years, 5 months ago

Three men living in the Netherlands arrested in Bavaria's largest ever drug bust

NL Times  

Three men who reside in the Netherlands were arrested in Germany on allegations they were involved in smuggling more than a thousand kilograms of cocaine. It is the largest drug bust ever in the German state of Bavaria, the customs authorities in Munich reported Monday. The three suspects were arrested when they tried to remove the cocaine from the container …

About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port
2 years, 7 months ago

About €419 million in cocaine found at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

Roughly 5,600 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted in the port of Rotterdam during 11 different seizures between April 17 and May 10. The biggest find was on April 17, when a total of 2,000 packages of drugs were found in three large crates, according to the Public Prosecution Service. “The fact that drug gangs are becoming increasingly resourceful in finding …

Dutch truck driver convicted of smuggling €6 million of cocaine into UK
2 years, 9 months ago

Dutch truck driver convicted of smuggling €6 million of cocaine into UK

NL Times  

A Dutch truck driver has been convicted of attempting to smuggle 63 kilograms of cocaine into the United Kingdom on June 17 last year, according to the UK's National Crime Agency. The drugs were discovered when S. was stopped by British border guards at the Eurotunnel in Coquelles, France, near Calais, last summer. Inspectors found three cardboard boxes amid the …

Police announce three mid-sized cocaine busts, cutting building discovery
2 years, 9 months ago

Police announce three mid-sized cocaine busts, cutting building discovery

NL Times  

Three mid-sized cocaine busts were announced by the Public Prosecution Service on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Police also arrested eight men working in a cutting building on Friday. An empty container was found at the Port of Rotterdam on March 3, which customs suspected contained drugs. On March 11, police received a tip about a cutting building –– a place …

Police arrest nine connected to cocaine trade in Rotterdam port
2 years, 10 months ago

Police arrest nine connected to cocaine trade in Rotterdam port

NL Times  

The police arrested nine suspects last Tuesday in a large-scale investigation into the import of cocaine into the port of Rotterdam. The nine men each had their own role in the drug trade and one of them worked for a company in the port. "What his exact role was is being investigated, just like the exact role that the other …

Mayors of Rotterdam and Antwerp suggest practices to curb cocaine imports
2 years, 10 months ago

Mayors of Rotterdam and Antwerp suggest practices to curb cocaine imports

NL Times  

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb wants to better secure his city’s port to curb the supply of cocaine coming in from Central and South America, he argued in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Rutte. Aboutaleb said on the Flemish television channel VRT that the port of Rotterdam now controls “a scarce one percent” of all tropical fruit containers, NOS reported. …

Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments
3 years ago

Cocaine valued at €126.5 million found in three Rotterdam shipments

NL Times  

Authorities at the Port of Rotterdam discovered three separate shipments of cocaine with an estimated combined street value of nearly 126.5 million euros. Some 1,686 kilograms of cocaine was found in sea containers taken off different ships on Wednesday, the Public Prosecution Service said. The largest discovery was 1,515 kilograms of the drug found in a sea container loaded with …

"There's much we don't know," public prosecutor says about drug trade network
3 years, 1 month ago

"There's much we don't know," public prosecutor says about drug trade network

NL Times  

Public prosecutor Ernst Pols says authorities still have a lot to learn about criminal networks in the Netherlands. "What we don't know, we can't know, and there is much we don't know," Pols said in an interview with NU.nl, The Douane intercepted nearly three times as much cocaine in the port of Rotterdam this year as in 2018. In total, …

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples
3 years, 2 months ago

Police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine at Rotterdam port, hidden in cooking fat and pineapples

Dutch News  

Police and customs officials have seized a further 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in two shipments at Rotterdam port in recent days. A week ago, 930 kilos of cocaine were found in a container from Curaçao hidden in used cooking fat. In September, European police organisation Europol said the increased use of shipping containers to conceal drugs had made the high …

Three suspects in custody for large-scale cocaine trafficking
3 years, 3 months ago

Three suspects in custody for large-scale cocaine trafficking

NL Times  

The police recently arrested three suspects of large-scale cocaine trafficking. The Public Prosecution Service suspects them of importing several large batches of cocaine into the Netherlands. The OM suspects the men of involvement in transporting two large consignments of cocaine that came to Antwerp by ship from South American in the autumn of 2015. The man arrested in Curacao is …

Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port
3 years, 3 months ago

Another 100 million euro cocaine bust made at the Rotterdam port

NL Times  

A shipment of cocaine worth over a hundred million euros was discovered at the Rotterdam port on Wednesday night. One of the largest-ever cocaine seizures at the Rotterdam port was found just 12 days ago in a shipment of wood sent from Suriname. Authorities found over 4,000 kilograms of the drug, which they valued at about 301 million euros. "We …

Netherlands the main hub for cocaine smuggling in Europe: Europol
3 years, 4 months ago

Netherlands the main hub for cocaine smuggling in Europe: Europol

NL Times  

The Netherlands and Belgium are now the main hubs for cocaine smuggling in Europe, with both countries supplanting Spain as the main entry point for the drug, European police organization Europol said in a report. "The epicenter of the cocaine market in Europe has moved north," Europol said, AD reports. Criminal organizations are taking advantage of the increased supply of …

Diving team finds 220 kilograms of cocaine underneath ship
3 years, 7 months ago

Diving team finds 220 kilograms of cocaine underneath ship

NL Times  

A specialized diving unit in Rotterdam working with the country's Customs office found 220 kilos of cocaine stashed in underwater compartments of a ship from that journeyed from Santos, Brazil to the port of Rotterdam. The narcotics were hidden in four sports bags stored in what authorities referred to as “sea lockers” at the bilge keel section of the Orange …

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam
3 years, 8 months ago

Authorities confiscate over 2,700 kilos of cocaine in six days in Rotterdam

NL Times  

Custom officials at the port of Rotterdam discovered 2,773 kilos of cocaine within a span of six days. The largest amount was found on Tuesday when officials uncovered 1,470 kilos of cocaine in a container filled with old cars and motors from the United States. Divers also revealed 50 kilos of cocaine in a crate tied under a cargo ship …

Smugglers infiltrating big shipping companies in Rotterdam, police can't keep up
3 years, 8 months ago

Smugglers infiltrating big shipping companies in Rotterdam, police can't keep up

NL Times  

The logistics process around drug trade in the port of Rotterdam, which is considered Europe’s biggest drug trafficking port, is largely controlled by drug gangs and smugglers, NRC reported. Drug criminals now commonly infiltrate big shipping companies and use a variety of smuggling techniques. But can you be a serious police force if you are unable to tackle a company …

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year
3 years, 11 months ago

Some 115,000 kilos of cocaine seized last year

NL Times  

In total, authorities confiscated around 115 thousand kilos of cocaine destined for the Netherlands in the past year. Vlissingen is also an increasingly popular port for drug trafficking, with 6,055 kilos of cocaine seized there last year, compared to 3,008 kilos in 2019. Rotterdam prosecutor Ernst Pols attributes the increase to a combination of more cocaine being trafficked to the …

Eleven arrested in major drug trafficking bust
4 years, 1 month ago

Eleven arrested in major drug trafficking bust

NL Times  

The Dutch police arrested a total of 11 suspects last week on suspicion of involvement in the large-scale trade and import of narcotics via the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam. The police examined various people and companies, mapping out networks of clients and facilitators in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. On Monday 23 and Tuesday 24 November, the police raided dozens of …

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch Navy makes two large drug busts in the Caribbean; Up to €105m in cocaine

NL Times  

Dutch naval vessel Zr.Ms. Groningen led two more drug seizures in the Caribbean, capturing just over two thousand kilograms of illegal drugs in the process. On Monday, the Dutch crew deployed its Fast Raiding Interception Special Forces Crafts while working with the British Royal Navy to stop a suspicious go-fast speedboat. The Dutch street value of the cocaine was estimated …

Man arrested for possession of 1.5 million euros and 82 kilograms of cocaine
4 years, 3 months ago

Man arrested for possession of 1.5 million euros and 82 kilograms of cocaine

NL Times  

Police in Breda arrested a 28-year-old man after officers discovered 1.5 million euros of cash and 82 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment in his car. National division police made the traffic stop at about 4 p.m. when they saw the suspect’s car, which was towing a trailer with another vehicle on it. In that hidden space, the …

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments
4 years, 4 months ago

Up to €16M in cocaine found in shrimp, wine shipments

NL Times  

Authorities working at the port of Rotterdam found two batches of cocaine hidden in sea containers which were taken off a ship which originated in Ecuador. A quantity of 210 kilograms of the drug was found bundled and stashed in a shipment of wine, and 46 kilograms was found in a frozen shrimp delivery. The smaller batch of cocaine was …

2,100 kilos cocaine found in two fruit shipments
4 years, 4 months ago

2,100 kilos cocaine found in two fruit shipments

NL Times  

The authorities at the port of Rotterdam discovered a total of 2,100 kilograms of cocaine hidden in two fruit shipments from Ecuador and Costa Rica over the weekend. The drugs had a total street value of over 157 million euros, the Public Prosecution Service said. The first batch of 1,100 kilograms of cocaine, worth over 82 million euros, was discovered …

Cocaine worth €56 million found in Ecuadorian banana shipment
4 years, 4 months ago

Cocaine worth €56 million found in Ecuadorian banana shipment

NL Times  

Approximately 56 million euros in cocaine was found hidden in a shipment of bananas. It was at least the fifth time this year that a banana delivery which originated in Ecuador was found to be concealing a large quantity of cocaine. Investigators from the hit-and-run cargo team in Rotterdam found 743 kilograms of cocaine in the container upon its arrival, …

€18m in cocaine found in Brazilian orange, printer ink shipments
4 years, 5 months ago

€18m in cocaine found in Brazilian orange, printer ink shipments

NL Times  

Customs officers working at the Port of Rotterdam found two different shipments concealing a total of 242 kilograms of cocaine, the Public Prosecution Service said. Both shipments were discovered in containers which arrived on Wednesday and were screened on Saturday, beginning with a batch of 30 kilograms found in a sea container filled with the pulp of oranges. The much …

Nearly €100 million in cocaine found in tinned tuna, pineapple shipments
4 years, 6 months ago

Nearly €100 million in cocaine found in tinned tuna, pineapple shipments

NL Times  

Dutch customs agents found 493 kilograms of cocaine in a sea container loaded with tins of tuna. The discovery was made at the Port of Rotterdam on Tuesday, and had a street value of over 37 million euros, a spokesperson for financial crimes inspectorate FIOD told NL Times. Five days before the tinned tuna bust, authorities working out of Amsterdam …

Cocaine seized in Antwerp behind Rotterdam shootings, explosion: report
4 years, 7 months ago

Cocaine seized in Antwerp behind Rotterdam shootings, explosion: report

NL Times  

A batch of 4,200 kilograms of cocaine seized by the Belgian police in the port of Antwerp last month, is the reason for multiple buildings being shot at and an explosion in Rotterdam over the past days, newspaper AD reports based on "multiple source within and outside the criminal environment". The Antwerp drug bust resulted in the arrest of 14 …

Police find €1.3 million in cocaine in Amsterdam parking garage bust
4 years, 7 months ago

Police find €1.3 million in cocaine in Amsterdam parking garage bust

NL Times  

Two men and a woman were arrested after 54 kilograms of cocaine was found in a vehicle in an Amsterdam parking garage. The three suspects were remanded into custody for two weeks while the investigation in the case continues, police said. Police received a call about a "suspicious situation around a vehicle," and then tailed the car to a garage …

Some 370 kilos of cocaine found in shipments of orange juice, iron alloy
4 years, 8 months ago

Some 370 kilos of cocaine found in shipments of orange juice, iron alloy

NL Times  

Customs officials found shipments of cocaine in two unusual places over the past few days. Some 300 kilograms of cocaine was found in a haul of frozen concentrated orange juice, while another 70 kilograms was found within a shipment of ferronickel. A routine check of a sea container at the Rotterdam port led officials on Wednesday to the larger of …

Over 2,000 kilos of cocaine found at Rotterdam Port since Friday
4 years, 9 months ago

Over 2,000 kilos of cocaine found at Rotterdam Port since Friday

NL Times  

Customs authorities intercepted over 2 thousand kilograms of cocaine at the port of Rotterdam in multiple discoveries on Friday and Monday, the Public Prosecutor announced. On Friday, 1,170 kilograms of cocaine were found hidden in a container loaded with mangoes from Brazil. Later on Friday, another two bathes of cocaine were found, one of 20 kilos and one of 14 …

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