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Half a billion bucks of coke
2023-02-08 20:13:51.021689+01 by
Dan Lyke
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New Zealand authorities have intercepted 3.2 tonnes of cocaine that was found floating adrift in the Pacific Ocean.
In a joint media conference today, the authorities said the drugs have a street value of "half a billion dollars".
GDP of New Zealand is about $250B, in case you were wondering...
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