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Spain makes largest cocaine bust in 18 years

8:33am EST - 00:51

More than 5,800 kg of cocaine has been seized by Spanish authorities after being discovered in a container ship, making it the largest such bust in the country for 18 years.

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ROUGH CUT. NO REPORTER NARRATION. Spain has made its largest cocaine bust in 18 years, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday (December 5), after more than 5,800 kgs of the drug were discovered in a container ship travelling from Medellin in Colombia. The ship, which stopped in the southern port of Algeciras, was carrying bananas from Colombia to El Prat de Llobregat, location of the international airport in Catalonia, the ministry said. Three people have been arrested in relation to the haul, including the Spanish head of the import company using the container, and more arrests have not been ruled out, with at least two more people under investigation, it said. The cocaine, which was discovered November 28 and had a street value of some 210 million euros ($250 million), was divided into 1 kg blocks and marked to identify its eventual distribution to a number of destinations and organizations, the ministry said.

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Spain makes largest cocaine bust in 18 years

8:33am EST - 00:51