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Cocaine worth $285 million found hidden in banana shipment in Italy
CBS News • • world
Key Points:
- Italian police seized 1,700 pounds of pure cocaine, valued at $286 million, hidden inside a refrigerated container of bananas at the port of Vado Ligure in northwest Italy.
- The seizure follows increased monitoring of the port due to its growing role as a European trade hub and a known transit point for international drug trafficking.
- This is not an isolated case, as bananas have frequently been used worldwide to conceal cocaine shipments, with recent seizures reported in the UK, Greece, Russia, Norway, and the Dominican Republic.
- Earlier this month, police at the same Italian port confiscated 340 kilograms of cocaine worth 120 million euros, highlighting ongoing illicit activity at Vado Ligure.
