Dominican Republic seizes record 9.5 tonnes of cocaine in banana shipment

Drugs found on a vessel that had arrived from Guatemala were bound for Belgium, authorities say

Authorities in the Dominican Republic say they have confiscated nearly 9.5 tonnes of cocaine found in a banana shipment.

It is the largest drug seizure in the country’s history.

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