Brazilian authorities seize cocaine
Updated: 08:28, Tuesday April 1, 2014
Brazilian police have seized 3.7 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 23
people in a major anti-drug operation.
The dismantled racket used containers to export the drugs from the port
of Santos, in the state of Sao Paulo, to Europe, Cuba and Africa, they
said on Monday.
Officers also seized 10 vehicles, a boat, 21 firearms including two
rifles, and 230,000 euros ($A345,000) in cash.
The gang, which had been under investigation since last year, bought the
drugs in Bolivia and transferred them to Brazil through the Paraguayan
border.
Once in Santos, they were put into rucksacks and bags and hidden inside
the containers, without their owners knowing.
Source: Brazilian authorities seize cocaine | Sky News Australia -
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