Finance police on Monday seized two
tonnes of cocaine found floating off the east coast of Sicily.
The drug, with an estimated market value of over 400 million
euros, was wrapped in 70 waterproof packages held together by
nets.
The cocaine is thought to have been left at sea by cargo ships
for subsequent retrieval and transportation to the mainland.
The floating cargo was spotted during an aeronautical patrol.
It was said to be one of the largest drug finds ever made in
Italy.
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