Record-breaking Cocaine Bust: £450m Seized from Banana Shipments

British authorities discovered a record-breaking 5.7 tons of cocaine, worth an estimated $568 million, hidden in a shipment of bananas at the port of Southampton, shattering the country's previous drug-seizure record. The National Crime Agency believes the drugs were destined for Hamburg, Germany, and would have likely made their way back to the U.K. criminal market. The agency is working with international partners to identify the criminal networks involved, as the U.K.'s cocaine market has seen a significant rise in associated violence in recent years. This seizure comes amid a trend of record amounts of cocaine being seized in Europe, with Colombia producing about 60% of the world's cocaine.