A Bunch Of Cocaine: Boxes Of Donated Bananas Contained $17.8 Million Worth Of Drugs
“One of the boxes felt different than the others,” the TDCJ said. A sergeant freed the box from a strap and opened it.
“Inside, under a bundle of bananas, he found another bundle!” TDCJ said. “Inside that? What appeared to be a white powdery substance.”
They alerted U.S. customs officials, who tested the powder and found it was cocaine. That set off a search of the whole shipment of bananas.
According to TDCJ, the officials found 540 packages of cocaine. They say the street value of the drugs is nearly $18 million.
NPR