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More Than $24 Million Worth of Cocaine Found Hidden Inside Frozen Berry Shipment
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The drugs weighed more than 240 lbs.
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ArcaMax
· Jul 8, 2026
Another package of suspected cocaine with lion image washes up in Florida Keys
MIAMI — For the second time in a week, a package believed to be cocaine marked with an image of a lion washed up in the Florida Keys on Wednesday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. The kilogram package found Wednesday ...
The West Australian
· Jun 21, 2026
Underground tubs hide Australia's biggest cocaine bust
Cocaine worth more than 800 million has been allegedly concealed underground below shipping containers, in Australia's biggest ever seizure of the drug.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 29, 2026
Hong Kong cocaine haul hits 361kg in days after police raid another yacht
Hong Kong police have seized a second cache of suspected cocaine worth about HK90 million (US11.4 million) from a pleasure boat in Aberdeen, days after uncovering HK180 million of the drug in another yacht at the site. Officers from the narcotics bureau on Sunday raided the six‑metre (20-foot) yacht moored near boats targeted in last week’s operation and found about 120kg of cocaine bricks on board. Together with the previous seizure of 241kg of cocaine in a yacht in Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter...
Daily Mirror
· Jun 22, 2026
Australian police find 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in underground bunker in largest ever drugs bust
The drugs, with an estimated street value of £433m, were found on Friday in compartments concealed beneath false floors in three shipping containers at a property in Londonderry
The Daily Dot
· Jul 1, 2026
Woman Thinks Her Gold Is Worth $400, Learns It’s Valued at Nearly $12,000: “I Came at the Right Time”
A woman was stunned after learning the gold jewelry she brought to a pawn shop was worth nearly 12,000 instead of the roughly 400 she expected. In a clip of her visit, which is making the rounds online, the woman walks into the store with a small bag of items, including several pieces of gold Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post Woman Thinks Her Gold Is Worth 400, Learns It’s Valued at Nearly 12,000: “I Came at the Right Time” appeared first on The Daily Dot.
The Tribune
· Jul 10, 2026
22 kg of cocaine bound for India seized in Miami in US
US officials seized over 22 kg of cocaine hydrochloride worth USD 1.5 million from an air cargo warehouse near the Miami International Airport, which was being shipped to India from the Dominican Republic. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials seized the drugs, which were hidden in speakers and amplifiers inside a parcel marked as []
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Related coverage for "More Than $24 Million Worth of Cocaine Found Hidden Inside Frozen Berry Shipment": ArcaMax — Another package of suspected cocaine with lion image washes up in Florida Keys. The West Australian — Underground tubs hide Australia's biggest cocaine bust. South China Morning Post — Hong Kong cocaine haul hits 361kg in days after police raid another yacht. Daily Mirror — Australian police find 2.7 tonnes of cocaine in underground bunker in largest ever drugs bust . The Daily Dot — Woman Thinks Her Gold Is Worth $400, Learns It’s Valued at Nearly $12,000: “I Came at the Right Time”. The Tribune — 22 kg of cocaine bound for India seized in Miami in US