Cocaine found in Lidl supermarket in Prague

A consignment of bananas containing around 100 kilograms of cocaine was found in Lidl supermarket in Prague’s Zbraslav district on Wednesday, the website TN.cz reported on Thursday. The information has been confirmed by the spokesperson for the National Anti-drug headquarters, Barbora Kudláčková. The fruit is believed to have been sent from Columbia in what was apparently a mistake by the traffickers. The police have introduced special measures concerning all cargos arriving from South America. The amount is estimated to have a street value of around 1.0 bllion crowns.

Author: Ruth Fraňková