1.7 tons of the drugs headed towards Portugal
A Colombian drug trafficking organization was busted trying to smuggle more than $50 million worth of cocaine inside shipments of avocados.
The latest attempt proved unsuccessful when police officers discovered 1.7 tons of the drugs concealed within a fruit shipment headed towards Portugal.
The discovery took place Monday while narcotic agents were carrying out a routine inspection of containers in the Caribbean port city of Santa Marta, according to National Police director general William Salamanca.
The drugs, which hold a United States street value of approximately $50.8 million, were destined for Setúbal, 30 miles south of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon.
