Cocaine Worth HUF 52 Billion Found Destined For Hungary In Banana Shipment

  • 9 Jun 2020 11:42 AM
  • Hungary Around the Clock
Cocaine Worth HUF 52 Billion Found Destined For Hungary In Banana Shipment
A 2,020kg cocaine shipment destined for Hungary has been seized by the authorities in Rotterdam, Dutch newspaper NLTimes reports.

The street value of the smuggled shipment is estimated at €151 million, or HUF 52 billion.

Two tons of drugs were found on Saturday hidden among a shipment of bananas from Ecuador and addressed to a Hungarian company.

Dutch authorities did not name the company, as they believe it has nothing to do with the cocaine.

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