"Record-breaking Cocaine Seizure Worth €600 Million Made by Dutch Customs"

Dutch customs officials in Rotterdam have made their largest-ever cocaine seizure, confiscating over 8,000 kilograms (17,600 pounds) of the drug with an estimated street value of 600 million euros ($662 million). The drugs were hidden in a container of bananas from Ecuador and were discovered on July 13. No arrests have been made yet, and the investigation is ongoing. The seizure highlights the flourishing drug trade in Europe, with record amounts of cocaine being seized in EU member countries. Rotterdam and the Belgian port of Antwerp have become the main gateways for Latin American cocaine into the continent, fueling violence and corruption.