Colombian police seize nearly 20,000 coconuts filled with liquid cocaine

Police in Colombia have seized practically 20,000 coconuts, which they are saying had been crammed with liquid cocaine. (@Fiscalía Colombia/Twitter)

Police in Colombia have seized practically 20,000 coconuts, which they are saying had been crammed with liquid cocaine.

The Workplace of the Lawyer Normal of Colombia stated in a press release that officers discovered 19,780 coconuts in a delivery container destined for Genoa, a metropolis in Italy.

Cocaine may be dissolved in water or alcohol, a apply generally used when smuggling the drug.

In 2019, police in Genoa seized a cocaine cargo from Colombia estimated to be value CAD$710 million. It was one of many largest drug busts in Italian historical past.

El hallazgo se logró gracias a las acciones investigativas realizadas por la Fiscalía, a través de la Dirección Especializada contra el Narcotráfico, y en un trabajo articulado con la Dirección de Antinarcóticos de la @PoliciaColombia. pic.twitter.com/Vyys0Oiw0H

— Fiscalía Colombia (@FiscaliaCol) January 27, 2022