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Massive cocaine haul busted in Uruguay
A record 4.4 tons of cocaine packed in containers of soy flour and destined for Togo has been seized in Montevideo. Uruguay has increasingly become a hub for South American narcotic shipments to Africa and Europe.
Date 27.12.2019
Uruguayan navy and customs officials said image scans showing hidden anomalies led to the find in a first container.
Further containers were being opened, the officials said, and if all four containers held the same quantity the seizure could amount to around 15 tons.
Uruguay's navy in a statement described the seizure as the "greatest blow to drug trafficking in the history of our country."
The soy flour, destined for Lome, Togo in western Africa, had been loaded last Tuesday at a ranch in the region of Soriano in southwestern Uruguay.
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https://www.dw.com/en/massive-cocaine-haul-busted-in-uruguay/a-51815272
