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    1 year ago

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    Dutch authorities have seized around 8,000 kilograms (8 tons) of cocaine in Rotterdam, prosecutors announced on Thursday.

    “On July 13, customs carried out the largest ever drug seizure in the port of Rotterdam,” prosecutors said.

    “Once again we have succeeded… in dealing a serious blow to the port’s drug traffickers,” Rotterdam Customs Director Peter van Buijtenen said.

    Dutch customs said that such large loads of cocaine are becoming rarer, with most recent hauls being substantially smaller than that reported on Thursday.

    The Netherlands, Belgium and Spain are the top three European countries for illegal cocaine imports.

    Thursday’s announcement comes a day after Fernando Villavicencio, a leading presidential candidate in Ecuador, was shot dead at a campaign rally.


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