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NZ authorities recover 3 tonnes of cocaine floating in ocean
New Zealand authorities have seized more than three tonnes of cocaine found floating in the Pacific Ocean, the country's largest-ever haul of illegal drugs, reported the German Press Agency.
Police commissioner Andrew Coster said the 3.2-tonne find was worth an estimated $500 million New Zealand (RM1.36 billion).
The cocaine had been dropped at...
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