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Published
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
1,250 packages of
cocaine foundinside a container of pineapple on its way to Holland By the A.M. Costa Rica staff A container of pineapple juice that was ready to be shipped to Rotterdam in the Netherlands had 1,250 packages of cocaine hidden, the Drug Control Police reported on Tuesday. According to the police report, the officers were doing a routine check of the containers that were being loaded at the APM Terminals Port located in the Moín District in Limón Province. Using a scanner, the police detected that inside a container registered as a shipment of pineapple juice to be exported to the Netherlands, there were drugs. After reviewing the container, the large number of cocaine packages were found, "each weighing approximately one kilogram," the police said in their report. The drugs were seized following the guideline of the Drug Control Police. In addition, agents of the Judicial Investigation Organization will continue with the investigation process to find those responsible for having hidden the drugs inside the container. No arrests were reported in this case. Loads of cocaine hidden in containers have been constantly reported by police. The three most recent cases happened last year.  In November, a shipment of 300 packages of cocaine were found hidden within a shipment of bananas being exported in a container at the same Moín Port, Drug Control Police reported. During a review of the containers ready to be shipped, officers found a load of packages of cocaine inside one container. The container with the drug was about to be exported with bananas from Costa Rica to Setúbal Port in Portugal, police said.  On Oct. 29, police found approximately 954 kilos of cocaine in a container that was set to be exported to Belgium. Also, during a routine check also at APM Terminal Port, officers found several black packages that were inside a container loaded with banana pulp that was going to be exported to the European country.  On Oct. 23, police found 250 kilos of cocaine in yet another container, in this case it was a cargo of plants being exported to Holland. Likewise, during routine checks, officers, also at APM Terminals, found drugs hidden inside the containers that were already placed inside a ship headed to Europe. The ship was bound for Rotterdam in The Netherlands, said police in its report. ---------------- How should the authorities implement more high- technology equipment to check the containers at the Moín Port entry? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com Below are
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