Dutch police announce 23 tons of cocaine seized by authorities in record haul
A record-setting 23 tons (16,174 kilos) of cocaine destined for the Netherlands has been seized at ports in Germany and Belgium, Dutch authorities announced after a joint operation involving law enforcement in the three countries.
The shipments were seized earlier this month, but the investigation was revealed on Wednesday after police announced they’d arrested a 28-year-old Dutch man at an address in Vlaardingen, South Holland in connection with the record haul.
According to law enforcement estimates, the drugs could have a street trade value of roughly €600 million ($493 million).
The drugs were being smuggled inside 1,728 cans of filler – a material used to plug cracks and holes in walls – on a container ship in Hamburg. The vessel was set to depart for the Netherlands next.
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