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World
Over two tons of cocaine wash up on French shore
By Agence France-Presse
Mar 04, 2023 12:07 am

Paris, France: Sealed bags containing a total of 2.3 tons of cocaine have washed up on the northern French coast in the past few days, a source with knowledge of the find said Thursday (Friday in Manila).

The drug was found in two batches of watertight packages on the Normandy English Channel coast, one on Sunday and one on Wednesday, the source told Agence France-Presse (AFP).

Pedestrians search for bags of drugs in Neville sur Mer, northwestern France, on March 2, 2023. More than two tons of cocaine packed in bags washed up last weekend and on March 1, 2023, on the Channel coast, with an estimated retail value of nearly 150 million euros, a source close to the case said on March 2, 2023. AFP PHOTO  Pedestrians search for bags of drugs in Neville sur Mer, northwestern France, on March 2, 2023. More than two tons of cocaine packed in bags washed up last weekend and on March 1, 2023, on the Channel coast, with an estimated retail value of nearly 150 million euros, a source close to the case said on March 2, 2023. AFP PHOTO 
Pedestrians search for bags of drugs in Neville sur Mer, northwestern France, on March 2, 2023. More than two tons of cocaine packed in bags washed up last weekend and on March 1, 2023, on the Channel coast, with an estimated retail value of nearly 150 million euros, a source close to the case said on March 2, 2023. AFP PHOTO 

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