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Posted May 27, 2023 05:37 AM

Peruvian police seize 58kg of cocaine bearing pictures of Nazi flag

Peruvian anti-drug police have seized 58 one-kilo packages of cocaine destined for Belgium bearing a picture of a Nazi flag on the outside and the name Hitler printed in low relief.

The discovery occurred in the port of Paita, on Peru’s northern Pacific coast close to its border with Ecuador.

The drugs were hidden inside a shipping container carrying asparagus on the Liberian-flagged vessel SC Anisha R that had earlier anchored in an Ecuadorian port, according to a police report obtained by Associated Press. It said the shipment was destined for a port in Belgium.

The Peruvian police’s anti-drug directorate showed videos and photographs to AP revealing that the drugs were inside the ventilation system of a container. Police continued to search the more than 80 containers on the vessel.

Peruvian authorities have previously reported finding cocaine in brick-shaped packages with various and strange symbols, but never one with the flag of Nazi Germany.

Authorities in Peru estimate that the country produces about 90 tonnes of drugs a year and most leaves for Europe by sea, but also through small planes that carry cocaine to Bolivia, on its way to Atlantic ports.

Peru is the world’s second-largest grower of coca leaf, according to the United Nations, and the second-largest producer of cocaine, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

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Peruvian police seize 58kg of cocaine bearing pictures of Nazi flag

Peruvian anti-drug police have seized 58 one-kilo packages of cocaine destined for Belgium bearing a picture of a Nazi flag on the outside and the name Hitler printed in low relief.

The discovery occurred in the port of Paita, on Peru’s northern Pacific coast close to its border with Ecuador.

Peruvian authorities have previously reported finding cocaine in brick-shaped packages with various and strange symbols, but never one with the flag of Nazi Germany.

Peru is the world’s second-largest grower of coca leaf, according to the United Nations, and the second-largest producer of cocaine, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Help power the Guardian’s reporting for the years to come, whether with a small sum or a larger one.

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