A Brazil cocaine seizure hidden inside timber cargo could be the country's largest ever, exposing how exports are used to move drugs toward Europe.
Security · Brazil
Key Facts
—The haul. Brazilian customs stopped eight trucks carrying about two hundred and sixty tonnes of timber near the Bolivian border.
—The drug. Officials estimate the wood hides twenty to fifty tonnes of cocaine, potentially the country’s largest seizure.
—The method. Traffickers used a newer trick, soaking liquid cocaine into the timber to slip past scanners.
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