Twenty-three tonnes of cocaine seized in Europe's biggest haul
by Agence France-Presse in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#5EKAX)
German and Belgian joint investigation uncovers stashes in Hamburg and Antwerp
Authorities in Germany and Belgium have seized 23 tonnes of cocaine in a record haul of the drug in Europe, according to German customs officials.
The 28-year-old owner of an import company in Rotterdam was arrested in the Netherlands early on Wednesday and Dutch police searched two premises, one in the port city and another in a nearby village.
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