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South China Morning Post on 2024-05-19 08:06

Hong Kong police make biggest cocaine bust of year, finding HK$200 million worth of drug in scrap metal from South America

Police say they intercepted two cargo containers from South American country Suriname and discovered 225kg of cocaine bricks in scrap metal.

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