Montenegro Police Report Finding 1 Ton of Cocaine in Bananas

Police discovered 1,250 packages of cocaine in the village of Mojanovici, Montenegro, on Aug. 26, 2021. Montenegro Police via AP

PODGORICA, Montenegro—Police in Montenegro said they seized over 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.

Officers discovered the cocaine, which was divided into 1,250 packages, on Thursday night in Mojanovici, a village near the capital, police said in a statement Friday.