Czech police seize 646 kilograms of cocaine in banana shipment -report


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  • Sunday, 13 Aug 2023

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police have seized 646 kilograms (1,424.19 lb) of cocaine hidden among bananas heading for a local supermarket, news website reported on Sunday.

The drug, found in boxes that arrived from Ecuador, is estimated to be worth 2 billion Czech crowns ($91.17 million), which makes it one of the largest shipments discovered by police in the Czech Republic, tn.cz said.

A spokesperson for the police anti-drug department was not immediately available for comment.

($1 = 21.9360 Czech crowns)

(Reporting by Robert Muller; Editing by Bernadette Baum)

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