Four alleged drug smugglers whom authorities say hid millions of euros in cocaine in banana boxes have been arrested in the Netherlands.
Dutch authorities arrested the four men Wednesday, when the alleged drug smugglers tried to pick up the cocaine hidden in banana boxes from a shed in Weesp, near Amsterdam, according to AFP. The cocaine was being smuggled from Colombia.
Police were able to nab the suspects after locating the shipment on Monday. The boxes were aboard a ship that sailed from Colombia. The men are expected to make a court appearance on drug-related charges on Friday.
"It was decided to remove the cocaine but leave the bananas to see who would come to fetch it,” read a statement from the public prosecutor’s office.
The cocaine was estimated to be worth around 30 million euros, or $40 million.
Cocaine Banana Gang Smushed In The Netherlands: Drug Smugglers Hid Coke In Banana Shipments, Dutch Authorities Say
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