646 kg of cocaine found in Czech supermarket distribution centre

Some 646 kilogrammes of cocaine were discovered in a distribution centre of supermarket chain Albert at Klecany near Prague on Saturday. The drugs had an estimated street value of around CZK 2 billion, or nearly EUR 83 million, a spokesperson for the police’s drug unit told the website of TV Nova on Sunday.

Staff at the distribution centre found the cocaine in boxes containing bananas and reported the matter to the police. The consignment had come from Equador via Amsterdam and ended up in Czechia by mistake, the police spokesperson said.