Uruguay seizes record haul of cocaine

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Uruguayan authorities seized a record haul of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Montevideo in what the navy described Friday as

A photo released by Uruguay’s navy showing 4,418 kilograms of cocaine seized at Montevideo’s port

In the first two containers investigated, “a total of 4,418 kilograms corresponding to 4,003 bricks” was found, the navy said in a statement. Uruguay is increasingly being used as a transit point for Latin American-produced cocaine heading to Africa and Europe. It is not known where this cocaine haul originated, but Borgiani said it “was loaded” onto trucks on Tuesday at a ranch in the south-western Soriano department, 290 kilometers from Montevideo.The interior ministry said on Twitter that police had raided the ranch where the cocaine was loaded, arresting the owner and his son. It added that a quantity of unspecified drugs was also confiscated.

 

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