New Zealand police said Wednesday they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean.
New Zealand police said Wednesday they found more than 3 tons of cocaine floating in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean after it was dropped there by an international drug-smuggling syndicate.they had dealt a"significant" financial blow to everyone from the South American producers of the drugs through to the distributors in what was the nation's largest-ever drug seizure.
In this undated photo supplied by the New Zealand police, a shipment of cocaine floats on the surface of the Pacific Ocean with Royal New Zealand Navy vessel HMNZS Manawanui behind. Coster said the wholesale value of the 3.5 tons of cocaine was about 500 million New Zealand dollars and it was likely destined for Australia.
He said police, customs and the military found the drugs after launching Operation Hydros in December in collaboration with international partner agencies to identify and monitor the movements of suspicious vessels."This is one of the single biggest seizures of illegal drugs by authorities in this country," Coster said.
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