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Coverage dated August 9, 2023

Dutch customs officials make record cocaine seizure worth 600 million euros

Headline from NBC New York

Customs authorities in Rotterdam have confiscated more than 17,600 pounds of cocaine, the largest seizure of the drug in the Netherlands.

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  1. NBC New York

    Dutch customs officials make record cocaine seizure worth 600 million euros (opens NBC New York)

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    Customs authorities in Rotterdam have confiscated more than 17,600 pounds of cocaine, the largest seizure of the drug in the Netherlands.

  2. CBS News

    Record-breaking 17,600 pounds of cocaine seized in the Netherlands (opens CBS News)

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    The drugs were shipped from Ecuador via Panama to Rotterdam and are worth around $660 million, Rotterdam's public prosecutor's office said in a news statement.

  3. Fox News

    Dutch customs seize over 17,600 lbs of cocaine, largest cocaine seizure in Netherlands history (opens Fox News)

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    Authorities in the Netherlands seized over 17,6000 pounds of cocaine in Rotterdam on Aug, 10, 2023. This is the largest cocaine seizure in the history of the country.

  4. The Daily Caller

    Dutch Authorities Intercept Record Cocaine Stash In Banana Shipment From Ecuador (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A July bust saw the largest cocaine seizure in Dutch history with a product value of around $662 million and a weight of over 17,600 pounds.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Netherlands: Cocaine seized by customs in record 8-ton haul – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Officials in the Netherlands found €600 million ($661 million) worth of cocaine from Ecuador in containers alongside bananas. Rotterdam is one of the main ports for drug traffickers bringing the drug to Europe.

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