Cocaine Discovered in Tree Trunks in Rotterdam Harbour

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The drugs came to light during a customs check.

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At least thirteen suspects have been arrested in the past week for involvement in two separate cocaine shipments that passed through the Port of Rotterdam. The Public Prosecution Service reports that a total of 600 kilos of cocaine was involved.

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Eight men were arrested this month in Breda while unloading a container of tree trunks containing a large quantity of cocaine. The container was filled with logs from Brazil. The shipment, which arrived at the port of Rotterdam, consisted of two containers. A total of 380 kilos of cocaine were hidden inside the logs. The concealment was ingenious. The logs had been hollowed out, and metal cassettes containing the cocaine were placed in the reces…