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Miriam Burrell

Two tons of cocaine floating off Sicily coast seized in ‘record’ haul

More than 400 million euros (£353 million) worth of cocaine found floating off the coast of Sicily has been seized in a “record” haul by Italy’s Finance Police.

Two tons of the Class A drug were found near the port of Catania by authorities concealed in numerous small packages held together by fishing nets and a signalling device so they could be tracked. Plastic wrapping prevented the drugs from getting wet.

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