{"id":18101,"date":"2026-07-21T18:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18101"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:56:56","slug":"cocaine-worth-285-million-found-hidden-in-banana-shipment-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=18101","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine worth $285 million found hidden in banana shipment in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Italian police on Tuesday said they seized pure cocaine with an estimated street value of $286 million that was hidden inside containers of bananas at a port in northwest Italy. It marks the latest instance of the illicit drug being concealed in a shipment of the tropical fruit.<\/p>\n<p> Some 1,700 pounds of cocaine was concealed in a refrigerated container from Ecuador among dozens of pallets of bananas found at the port of Vado Ligure, police said in a statement. Authorities released a video showing officers pulling the alleged drugs from the banana shipment.<\/p>\n<p> Following a previous drug seizure at the same port, authorities have increased monitoring of Vado Ligure as a potential transit point for international trafficking.<\/p>\n<p> Investigators said the port&#8217;s role as a growing European trade hub also makes it an attractive target for criminal networks involved in illicit activities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/21\/b156fc03-e9b6-48fc-a88f-6f263000bb02\/thumbnail\/620x401g2\/eb69c587ce00b2215678afc9a6e13ff2\/bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png#\" alt=\"bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png \" height=\"401\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/21\/b156fc03-e9b6-48fc-a88f-6f263000bb02\/thumbnail\/620x401g2\/eb69c587ce00b2215678afc9a6e13ff2\/bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Italian police on Tuesday said they seized about 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside containers of bananas at a port in northwest Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                 Guardia di Finanza<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police earlier this month seized 340 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of 120 million euros in the same port.<\/p>\n<h2>Bananas frequently used to hide cocaine<\/h2>\n<p>Cocaine has been found inside shipments of bananas around the world. In March, three people were <span class=\"link\">charged<\/span> in the United Kingdom after they allegedly attempted to traffic nearly $100 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of the fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Greek police said they seized nearly <span class=\"link\">600 pounds of cocaine<\/span> hidden inside a container of bananas imported from Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, Russia said it seized 1,800 pounds of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas. Two months before that, employees at a Norwegian fruit distributor discovered a packet of cocaine in a box of bananas, alerting customs officials who found a\u00a0stash of 147 kilos.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, authorities in the Dominican Republic confiscated\u00a0nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine\u00a0from a banana shipment at the country&#8217;s most important seaport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, customs agents seized more than\u00a0200 pounds of cocaine\u00a0at the port in Greece from a ship carrying the fruit. 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