Record 190kg of cocaine found in banana shipment

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Channel: RNZ · 2018 · News & Politics

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Almost 200kg of cocaine was found tucked in duffle bags on top of bunches of bananas on a ship from Panama - heading for Auckland. As Lisa Owen reports, police are warning New Zealand is a lucrative market for mainly South American cartels looking to off-load their products during a worldwide drug glut.

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