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Spanish police have seized a record 13 tons of cocaine in the southern port of Algeciras, according to media reports. The consignment is the largest ever found in Spain, the El País newspaper reported on Friday, citing police and customs officials. One suspect has been arrested. The cocaine was hidden in a cargo of bananas imported by sea from Ecuador, which has over recent years become one of the largest cocaine-exporting countries. Police said the bananas had been intended for businesses in Alicante on Spain’s eastern coast. According to the report, the latest seizure surpasses the previous …

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