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Cocaine worth $1bn uncovered in Uruguay

Officials in Uruguay have seized more than four tonnes of cocaine on its way out of the country. ...
Michael Staines
Michael Staines

12.40 28 Dec 2019


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Cocaine worth $1bn uncovered i...

Cocaine worth $1bn uncovered in Uruguay

Michael Staines
Michael Staines

12.40 28 Dec 2019


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Officials in Uruguay have seized more than four tonnes of cocaine on its way out of the country.

The country’s navy has described the haul as the “biggest blow to drug trafficking in the history of our country.”

Uruguay’s customs director Jaime Borgiani said the drugs would be worth around $1bn (€890m) in the European market.

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The 4,418kg of cocaine, amounting to 4,003 bricks, was found when “anomalies” in four soy flour containers were detected by scanners at the Port of Montevideo.

More drugs were found when police raided the ranch the consignment came from.

The country’s interior ministry said the owner of the property and his son were arrested and are now cooperating with prosecutors.

The drugs were bound for Lomé the capital city of Togo in Africa.


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