Unsuspecting employees of a German discount grocery chain found millions of euros worth of cocaine concealed within crates carrying bananas.
German authorities announced Monday that 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine worth €7 million ($7.8 million) was found hidden in crates of bananas sent to multiple branches of the unnamed grocery chain. The drugs were found in multiple cities in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, including Duisburg, Krefeld, Viersen, Heinsberg and Neuss after being first discovered on Sept. 10 by workers at two locations in the city of Mönchengladbach.
