Record-breaking $440 million cocaine haul seized off Sicily coast

Italian police seized nearly 2 tons of cocaine, worth nearly $440 million, found floating in the Mediterranean during a routine surveillance flight. The drugs were sealed in 70 waterproof floating packages, which were connected and included a signaling light device. Authorities believe the packages were left by a passing cargo ship to be retrieved and brought ashore by traffickers. The seizure is one of the largest ever carried out in Italy and likely prevented the drugs from being sold illegally.