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A record haul of 6 tonnes of cocaine, estimated to be worth more than $1bn (£765m), has been seized in Uruguay, according to the country’s navy.
Naval and customs officers seized 4.4 tonnes of cocaine that had been hidden in four soy flour containers destined for Lome, Togo, in Montevideo port and another 1.5 tonnes on a ranch, local reports said.
Uruguay’s navy has said the bust is the “biggest blow to drug trafficking in the country’s history”, beating a previous record haul earlier this year.
In November, authorities uncovered a container with 3 tonnes of cocaine, which would have been sent to Benin.
Record haul of cocaine worth more than $1bn seized after drugs found in flour containers
That's a lot of cocaine.
Naval and customs officers seized 4.4 tonnes of cocaine that had been hidden in four soy flour containers destined for Lome, Togo, in Montevideo port and another 1.5 tonnes on a ranch, local reports said.
Uruguay’s navy has said the bust is the “biggest blow to drug trafficking in the country’s history”, beating a previous record haul earlier this year.
In November, authorities uncovered a container with 3 tonnes of cocaine, which would have been sent to Benin.
Record haul of cocaine worth more than $1bn seized after drugs found in flour containers
That's a lot of cocaine.