"Spanish Police Seize Record Cocaine Haul in Ecuadorean Banana Shipment"

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"Spanish Police Seize Record Cocaine Haul in Ecuadorean Banana Shipment"
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Spanish police have seized a record-breaking 9.5 tonnes of cocaine hidden among boxes of bananas in a shipping container from Ecuador. The stash, the largest ever found in a single container in Spain, was discovered in the port of Algeciras. The operation dealt a significant blow to a major criminal organization involved in cocaine distribution in Europe. The boxes were marked with logos matching various European criminal networks that were intended to receive the drugs. The police did not disclose the names of the organization or the criminal networks involved.

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