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24 January 11:47

St Petersburg customs discovered over a ton of cocaine in coffee bags from Belgium, valued at €135 million.

Gabriel Dumitrache

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Around 1,200 kilograms of cocaine worth €135 million on the black market was found in bags of Belgian coffee in customs inspection in St Petersburg. The drugs were hidden in bags of coffee from Antwerp. It is the second seizure of this size in less than a month at the same port.

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Peste o tonă de cocaină, ascunsă în saci de cafea provenind din Belgia, confiscată în portul din Sankt Petersburg

Peste o tonă de cocaină, ascunsă în saci de cafea provenind din Belgia, confiscată în portul rus Sankt Petersburg

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