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Friday, 10 June 2016 - 17:05

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100 kilos of cocaine intercepted at Rotterdam port

Two men were arrested after 100 kilograms of cocaine was intercepted at the port of Rotterdam. The drugs were hidden in two bags in a shipping container, AD reports. The two suspects, from Hoofddorp and Oostzaan, will be arraigned on Friday. The police, Customs and FIOD, the tax authority's investigative department, are working together on this investigation.

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