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Greek coast guard seizes cocaine hidden in banana cargo

Greek authorities have confiscated 35kgs of cocaine that was hidden in a sea container for bananas, the Greek Coast Guard said. The drugs were seized from a vessel in Piraeus port and were found with the help of the Homeland Security Investigations unit of the US embassy in Athens, the coast guard said.

The cocaine was in 30 packages hidden in the cooling system of the container.