Record $98M cocaine bust in Hong Kong

Record $98M cocaine bust in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong customs officers announced on July 6, 2012, that they have made the region's biggest ever cocaine bust, seizing 649 kilograms (1,430 pounds) of the drug, worth $98 million. Customs officials said the drugs were in a shipping container that arrived from Ecuador. John Lee, head of the Customs Drug Investigation Bureau, said he believed most of the shipment was destined for Southeast Asia or mainland China. In this photo, the cubes of cocaine are on display at the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department.

Author: Edecio Martinez, Josanta Gray

Credit: AP Photo/Kin Cheung

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