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Italy Seizes Massive Cocaine Haul | Oakland News
Italian authorities pulled off one of the biggest drug busts in years, seizing 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a banana shipment at the port of Vado Ligure—valued at nearly $290 million if sold on the streets. The drugs, smuggled from Ecuador in 650 separate packages, were intercepted by the Guardia di Finanza as part of a broader crackdown on international trafficking. This massive seizure follows another major bust in Texas, where 1,100 pounds of cocaine were found in a cabbage truck worth $10.8 million. Both operations underscore how cartels constantly adapt to move drugs through key…
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