"Record-breaking Cocaine Bust: Dutch Customs Seize 600 Million Euros Worth"

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Source: The Associated Press
"Record-breaking Cocaine Bust: Dutch Customs Seize 600 Million Euros Worth"
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Dutch customs officials have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure, confiscating over 8,000 kilograms (17,600 pounds) of the drug with an estimated street value of 600 million euros ($662 million) at the Port of Rotterdam. The drugs were hidden in a container of bananas from Ecuador and have since been destroyed. No arrests have been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing. The seizure highlights the growing drug trade in Europe, which is fueling violence and corruption on the continent.

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