Over $300 million worth of cocaine is going to be destroyed after being found floating in a net in the Pacific Ocean, New Zealand Police say.
said Wednesday that the discovery of the 3.2 tons of drugs – which is believed to have been destined for Australia – has dealt a"significant blow to an international criminal syndicate’s operation."
"There is no doubt this discovery lands a major financial blow right from the South American producers through to the distributors of this product," Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said in a statement. Bags of cocaine, said to be recovered by New Zealand Police, Customs and the New Zealand Defence Force at sea, are seen in a net floating in the Pacific Ocean, in this undated handout image released on Feb. 8, 2023.
He described the haul as"one of the single biggest seizures of illegal drugs by authorities in this country."
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