Italian police make ‘biggest cocaine catch ever’ off Sicilian coast

In Italy, the financial police found more than 5.3 tons of cocaine during an operation in the Mediterranean Sea. The market value of the drugs is estimated at around 850 million euros. Five people were also arrested in the action off the southwest coast of Sicily. According to the Guardia di Finanza, the financial investigation service that announced the catch on Thursday evening, it is the largest cocaine seizure ever on Italian territory.

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