Montenegro police report finding a ton of cocaine in bananas

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Police found 1,250 cocaine packages in the village of Mojanovici in Montenegro on August 26, 2021. (Montenegro police via AP)

Podgorica, Montenegro — Montenegro police said they had seized more than a ton (2,000 pounds) of cocaine hidden in a banana cargo.

Police said in a statement on Friday that they found cocaine in 1,250 packages in Mojanovich, a village near the capital, Thursday night.

The state’s RTCG television network described the seizures as the largest ever in a small Adriatic country with about 620,000 people. Montenegro media reported that police blocked a large area during the search.

Police said the two had been arrested. Other details were not immediately available.

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Police found 1,250 cocaine packages in the village of Mojanovici in Montenegro on August 26, 2021. (Montenegro police via AP)
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