German customs seize ?500m worth of cocaine hidden among cocoa beans

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2026-06-03

Cologne (dpa) - German customs officials in the North Sea port of Wilhelmshaven have made one of the largest cocaine seizures in recent years. More than 8 tons of the drug, with an estimated street value of around ?500 million ($581 million), were seized, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the Aurich Public Prosecutor's Office and the General Customs Directorate in Cologne. The discovery at the Jade-Weser Port was made on February 9......

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