Approximately 8.8 tons of cocaine, worth over SEK 3.4 billion, have been seized in Ecuador. The drug, which had been hidden among bananas, was to be shipped to Europe via Belgium.
Ecuador, located between the world’s largest cocaine producers Colombia and Peru, in 2021 seized about 210 tons of cocaine on its way to European ports.
In 2022, over 200 tons were seized – 61 percent of which had been hidden among bananas intended for export – and so far this year, 31 tons have been seized.
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