Authorities in the Dominican Republic announced Friday that they confiscated nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine, the largest drug seizure in the country’s history.
The US$250 million worth of drugs were found nestled inside a banana shipment that arrived at the Caucedo port in the capital of Santo Domingo, the country’s most important seaport.
The shipment had been sent from Guatemala and was destined for Belgium, said Carlos Devers, spokesperson for the Dominican Republic’s Anti-Drug Agency.
Authorities so far this year have seized nearly 47 tons of drugs.
The second biggest seizure on record was reported in 2006, when officials found more than 5,680 pounds (2,580 kilograms) at the Caucedo port.
The Dominican Republic has long been considered a major drug transit point.
[AP]
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