Banana shipment from Ecuador to Europe concealed $290 million in cocaine

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Authorities uncovered a shipment of bananas from Ecuador to Europe that concealed nearly $290 million worth of cocaine. The drugs, approximately 1,700 pounds, were hidden among legitimate banana pallets moving through the international supply chain.

Officials said traffickers hid nearly 1,700 pounds of cocaine among banana pallets inside a legitimate produce shipment moving through the international supply chain. The post Banana shipment from Ecuador to Europe concealed $290 million in cocaine appeared first on FreightWaves.