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German Authorities Seize 8 Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Cacao Bean Shipment, Two Arrested in Spain
Investigators said the cocaine was worth about 500 million euros ($582 million) and was hidden in more than 400 packets disguised as cacao beans.
- German authorities seized over 8 metric tons of cocaine hidden in a container labeled as carrying cacao beans at the port of Wilhelmshaven on February 9.
- The street value of the seized cocaine was estimated at about 500 million euros by German customs investigators.
- Officials found more than 400 packets wrapped in black foil, each containing about 20 blocks of compressed cocaine inside the container.
- Two suspects believed to be organizers of the shipment were arrested in El Ejido, Spain, on May 14 during the container handover.
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German customs has ensured one of the largest cocaine finds in recent years in Wilhelmshaven.
·Germany
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Germany Seizes €500 Million Cocaine Shipment Disguised as Cocoa
German authorities seized more than eight tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of €500 million ($581 million) at a North Sea port in one of the country’s biggest drug busts in recent years.
·New York, United States
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The crooks thought they hid the cocaine well, but the officials were smarter. In the harbor of Wilhelmshaven the customs found eight tons of drugs in the cocoa.
·Berlin, Germany
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Until now, this discovery had remained secret for investigative reasons: In Wilhelmshaven, customs has secured more than eight tons of cocaine in a sea container from Sierra Leone.
·Germany
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