WED JAN 17, 2018 / 10:49 PM EST
Portuguese, Spanish police bust huge 'pineapple' cocaine ring
Reuters Staff
(Reuters) - Police in Portugal and Spain said they seized hundreds of kilograms of cocaine hidden inside fresh pineapples, and arrested nine members of a gang that had transported the drug from South America.
The seizure, from shipping containers, was part of an ongoing investigation across both countries that started April 2017, police said on Wednesday.
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Aside from the 745 kg (1,642 pounds) of cocaine seized and the arrests, police also dismantled a laboratory where the drug was cut with additives.