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Article: Caught: the sharks used to smuggle a tonne of cocaine
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2009
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Mexico takes a chunk out of the drug cartels after officials find
more than a tonne of cocaine in shark carcasses
THE MEXICAN authorities said yesterday they had uncovered more
than a tonne of cocaine bound for the United States stuffed into the
carcasses of 20 frozen sharks loaded on to a cargo ship in the Gulf
port of Progreso.
Local and national media were invited to photograph the offending
sharks at the busy port, which sits at the top of the Yucatan
peninsula and is a short hop from the tourist resort of Cancun. The
naval officers who made the discovery during a routine inspection
using dogs and X-ray machines are seen keeping guard over the
fishes.
It is a significant haul for the ...