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Colombian Police seize 1,300 kilos of cocaine disguised as potatoes; watch video here
FirstpostAccording to 9News, around 50 people and sniffer dogs worked on the mission. The absence of an expiry date on the packages alarmed officials Police officials in Colombia recently seized more than 1,300 kilos of cocaine disguised as frozen chips and potatoes. Authorities considered it as one of the most unique attempts to dodge law enforcement officials, reported ABC News. Colombia’s Ministry of National Defence highlighted the incident in a tweet and mentioned that the intelligence unit of the police seized a shipment of vacuum-sealed and refrigerated cocaine simulating yuccas and Creole potatoes. Officials also said that jail authorities will procure puppies that will undergo training along with two handlers each at the training facilities of the Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Central Reserve Police Force.
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