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French customs take record cocaine haul
French customs take record cocaine haul
French customs have seized a record 684 kilos of cocaine worth 27 million euros during a routine motorway check on a British-registered truck which had crossed from Spain.

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AFP - French customs on Wednesday seized a record 684 kilos of cocaine during routine motorway checks on a British-registered truck which had crossed from Spain, officials said.

The seizure, estimated to be worth some 27 million euros (37.5 million dollars) was "the largest land haul of cocaine in France," regional customs bosses said after it was picked up on the southwestern A9 highway.

Two people travelling in the lorry were arrested, but their identities and nationalities were not revealed.

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