Germany seizes Cocaine worth €1bn in country’s biggest haul

Germany’s largest ever cocaine haul at the port of Hamburg, has been announced by the German customs officials.

It is reported that more than four tonnes of the drug were being transported from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Antwerp, Belgium. They were intercepted by the authorities in a routine check that happened two weeks ago.

The authorities of Germany said that 4.5 tonnes of cocaine, worth €1bn ($1.11 bn) has been seized.

Authorities has been reportedly said that the shipment was tagged as as Soya beans and were put inside a shipping container, in over 200 black sports bags. Over 4,200 packets of pressed cocaine were present in the hidden package.

Officials reported that very strict security were present while destroying the drugs.

In a statement given to media, the Hamburg Customs agency said, “Assuming that this likely high-purity cocaine can be cut to triple the amount for street sale, the 4.5 tonnes has a street value of approximately €1 billion”.

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