Massive stash of cocaine found hidden in banana shipment

Massive stash of cocaine found hidden in banana shipment

The haul is believed to have a street value of $16.4 million and is the biggest in Norway since 2023.

Fruit company staff find cocaine in Norway banana boxes

Employees at a Norwegian fruit distributor had their eyes peeled when they discovered a packet of cocaine in a box of bananas, alerting customs officials who found a stash of 147 kilos, they said Monday. The haul, found in nine boxes of bananas on April 3, is believed to have a street value of 170 million kroner ($16.4 million) and is the biggest in the Scandinavian country since 2023, when a total of 2.3 tonnes were found, Norwegian Customs sai…