1,642 pounds of cocaine found hidden in pineapples

Police in Spain seized more than 1,642 pounds of cocaine that had been hidden in pineapples from South America.

The Spanish National Police made the announcement in a tweet on Wednesday.

Incautamos 745 kilos de cocaína oculta en... ¡piñas! procedentes de #sudamérica
Hay 9 narcos detenidos.https://t.co/GLSLSF8rQJpic.twitter.com/uZKNrxv233

— Policía Nacional (@policia) January 17, 2018

Nine people were arrested in this joint operation with Portuguese Police to seize the pineapples.

Sources say it took 10 months to break up an international smuggling ring led by Colombians.

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