Police in Colombia Seize More Than 8 Tons of Cocaine in 'Largest Ever' Drug Bust

[Eugene]

Source: ABC News

Police in Colombia Seize More Than 8 Tons of Cocaine in 'Largest Ever' Drug Bust

By BRIAN MCBRIDE
May 16, 2016, 8:19 AM ET

Authorities in Colombia have intercepted more than eight tons of cocaine in what they claim to be the country's largest seizure ever.

The drugs were discovered inside an underground hole located on a banana farm in the Caribbean town of Turbo, about 300 miles from Bogota, the country's capital, according to police.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Twitter the seizure was the largest in the country's history and a "major blow to criminals."

Juan Manuel Santos ✔ ?@JuanManSantos

Felicitaciones @PoliciaColombia: operativo en Turbo incautó la mayor cantidad de droga en la historia. Golpe contundente a criminales.⁠⁠⁠⁠
1:00 PM - 15 May 2016 · Colombia, Colombia

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[JonathanRackham]

1. A little OCD laying out the evidence like that.

Right down to the blue packages all in a row.

In the US it's heaped on a big table surrounded by politicians looking the hoard credit for the bravery of the police department.