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German supermarket finds €7M of cocaine in crates of bananas (www.dw.com)

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Police did not identify the discount supermarket chain. However, they said the cocaine was found at stores in several cities across the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

Employees at a discount supermarket chain in Germany found 95 kilograms (210 pounds) of cocaine stashed inside crates of bananas, police announced on Monday.

The drugs are reported to have a street value of around €7 million ($7.8 million).

Police did not name the supermarket in question, but said the drugs turned up in several cities around the western state of North-Rhine Westphalia.

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[-] tal@lemmy.today 41 points 8 hours ago

Somewhere in Europe, there is a very disappointed drug dealer staring at a number of boxes that contain nothing but delicious, healthful South American bananas.

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 9 points 7 hours ago

"I don't care if you have to eat every banana you are going to find the drugs"

[-] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

Asset managers gonna be snorting pure whole bananas to stay awake.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 5 points 8 hours ago

Banana bread is good though

[-] Erasmus@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago

Just imagine cocaine bread though. 🤔

[-] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 8 hours ago

That's a good point. Plus, it's summer, and you can't do summer without a banana split here and there.

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 4 points 7 hours ago

Is... is it summer? we are about to have fucking october.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 7 hours ago

checks

Aw, looks like fall started yesterday:

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-fall-autumnal-equinox

The fall equinox and the first day of autumn arrives on Sunday, September 22, 2024, at 08:44 A.M. EDT in the Northern Hemisphere.

[-] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

Seems crazy that official summer lasted until just now, wow. Didn't realize that

I still wish we would adjust our calender system by a few months, so the seasons align better with each quarter.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

I've never had a banana split... Now I wonder if I've ever really done summer.

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