Customs impounds record $1.1bn cocaine

Germany ’ s customs service said Friday it had seized a 4 . 5 tonne cocaine shipment , the country’ s largest ever , with an estimated street value of $ 1 . 1 bn.
The illegal drugs were discovered two weeks ago in a Netherlands – bound shipping container from Uruguay during a search in the northern port city of Hamburg, they said .
When customs agents opened the container , which according to the manifesto was loaded with soybeans , they found more than 200 sports bags packed with over 4 , 200 packages of compressed cocaine .
The 4 . 5 tonnes surpassed total seizures of 3 . 8 tonnes made in Hamburg in 2017 .
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“ This enormous quantity represents the largest single seizure of cocaine in Germany , ” said the customs service in a statement .
“ Assuming that this probably very pure cocaine can be diluted to triple the amount for street sale , the 4 . 5 tonnes have a street value of approximately one billion euros . ”
The service said that “ the cocaine seized has already been destroyed in secret and under extensive security precautions

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