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Bananas Hide 1700lbs Cocaine in Italy | Washington DC News
Italian cops just smashed a huge drug ring, seizing 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a banana shipment at Vado Ligure port—packed in 650 compartments within a refrigerated container from Ecuador. The haul, worth up to $290 million if sold, marks one of the biggest anti-drug busts at that port in years. Authorities tracked it down by mapping South American trade routes. Meanwhile, U.S. border agents nabbed 1,100 pounds of cocaine disguised in a cabbage truck in Texas—thanks to K-9 units and scanners. This relentless global crackdown shows how determined law enforcement is to stop cartels…
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