3 Men Charged as Police Find Nearly $100M Worth of Cocaine Hidden in Bananas
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Key Points:
- Authorities seized 943kg of cocaine worth nearly $100 million from a shipment container at Southampton Docks, England, after it was smuggled in bananas from Nicaragua via Panama.
- The U.K.'s National Crime Agency (NCA) charged three men—Daniel Dumitru, Andrew Smyth, and Joshua Berry—with importing class A drugs in connection with the seizure.
- Dumitru and Smyth appeared in court on March 19, while Berry appeared on March 28; all three have been remanded in custody and are due to appear at Southampton Crown Court on April 17.
- NCA officials emphasized that the seizure prevents significant profits from fueling further criminal activities and highlighted the societal harm caused by class A drug supply.
