And finally… cocanuts

A scheme to allegedly smuggle thousands of coconuts filled with liquid cocaine into Europe has been foiled by Colombian authorities.

And finally... cocanuts

The shipment of 19,780 coconuts was seized in Cartagena, a major port in the north of Colombia, shortly before it was due to leave for the Italian port of Genoa, The Times reports.

Local prosecutors said: “Upon inspection, it was established that the water in the tropical fruit had been exchanged for liquid cocaine.”



The high-grade cocaine is believed to have been dissolved in alcohol in order to trick officials. The technique has also been used with pineapples and dragon fruit in the past.

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