MUNICH, Germany — Police in Germany recently seized 1 ton of cocaine found in a shipment of bananas coming from Ecuador.
According to an ABC News report, supermarket workers in several stores found the cocaine packed in shipments of bananas.
Authorities arrested 12 people in connection with a European cartel, police said.
Chemical tests revealed that the seized cocaine's purity grade was "extremely high."
The value of the confiscated cocaine is estimated to be more than $471 million.
German police seize 1 ton of cocaineGerman police seize one ton of cocaine hidden in banana boxes shipped from Ecuador. The value of the drug haul is estimated to be over $471 million. https://abcn.ws/2L8h2sG
Posted by ABC News on Wednesday, May 16, 2018
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