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"During a check of a consignment in Port of Algeciras on April 28th, a pallet marked with a red 'X' was discovered by agents," police said in a statement, according to The Local. "It contained 19 boxes each holding 88 plastic bananas that looked like the real thing. Inside the false bananas was a total of 376 pounds of cocaine."
The drugs contained in the bananas held an estimated value of about $19 million.
They were reportedly sent from Colombia with the intent of being delivered to Huelva, Spain.
Interceptados en el Puerto de #Algeciras 171 kg de cocaína ocultos en bananas sintéticas procedentes de #Colombia.https://t.co/JiTvmQ19fG
— Policía Nacional (@policia) May 14, 2016