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Germany seizes tons of cocaine and suspects are arrested in Spain
German authorities seized 8 metric tons of cocaine valued at 500 million euros from a container in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, which was intended to carry cacao beans from West Africa to Spain. Two suspects were arrested in El Ejido, Spain, and linked to the shipment, which was later destroyed before reaching Barcelona.
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