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| Spanish police find 200kg of cocaine in hollowed-out pineapples | Spanish police find 200kg of cocaine in hollowed-out pineapples |
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| Spanish police have seized 200kg of cocaine discovered inside hollowed-out pineapples on a ship from Central America. | Spanish police have seized 200kg of cocaine discovered inside hollowed-out pineapples on a ship from Central America. |
| The fruit was among 10 shipping containers full of pineapples arriving in the port of Algeciras, according to the Spanish interior ministry. | The fruit was among 10 shipping containers full of pineapples arriving in the port of Algeciras, according to the Spanish interior ministry. |
| The pineapples had been hollowed out "stuffed with drugs and then covered with a yellow wax that simulated the colour of pineapple pulp," a statement from the ministry said. | |
| The ministry also released images of the pineapple haul. | The ministry also released images of the pineapple haul. |
| The pineapples arrived from an undisclosed country in Central America. | |
| They were addressed to two companies, one in Madrid and the other in Sant Quirze del Valles, near Barcelona. | They were addressed to two companies, one in Madrid and the other in Sant Quirze del Valles, near Barcelona. |
| Both companies were said to be run by Spanish nationals of Colombian origin. | Both companies were said to be run by Spanish nationals of Colombian origin. |
| (Additional reporting by agencies) | (Additional reporting by agencies) |