Colombia Seizes 8 Tons of Cocaine, ‘Largest Quantity of Drugs in History’

Colombian authorities seized eight tons of cocaine in a banana field on May 15, officials announced.
Colombia Seizes 8 Tons of Cocaine, ‘Largest Quantity of Drugs in History’
File: National Police Chief Gen. Rodolfo Palomino opens a package of seized cocaine to show to the press at a police station in Necocli, Colombia, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. Palomino said police seized just over three tons of cocaine on Monday from the Los Usuga criminal gang in a rural area of Unguia in Choco state. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
5/16/2016
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5/16/2016