Authorities Find $20 Million Worth of Marijuana Hidden in Coconuts in Belgium

A record seizure.

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Authorities in Belgium have seized 15,500 pounds of marijuana worth $20 million that was hidden inside of coconuts. According to the New York Daily News, officials found the massive amount of weed inside of a container in the town of Ypres.

In addition, more drugs were found in the city on Antwerp. While officials declined to specify the quantity, the Belgian government issued a statement calling the combined discovery a "record seizure by customs working with police." 

[via New York Daily News]

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