{"id":90287,"date":"2026-07-23T11:21:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cocaine-worth-285-million-found-hidden-in-banana-shipment-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T11:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T11:21:10","slug":"cocaine-worth-285-million-found-hidden-in-banana-shipment-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/cocaine-worth-285-million-found-hidden-in-banana-shipment-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Cocaine worth $285 million found hidden in banana shipment in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Italian police on Tuesday said they seized pure cocaine with an estimated street value of $286 million that was hidden inside containers of bananas at a port in northwest Italy. It marks the latest instance of the illicit drug being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/italian-police-dog-sniffs-out-cocaine-hidden-in-banana-shipment\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">concealed <\/a>in a shipment of the tropical fruit.<\/p>\n<p> Some 1,700 pounds of cocaine was concealed in a refrigerated container from Ecuador among dozens of pallets of bananas found at the port of Vado Ligure, police said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gdf.gov.it\/it\/gdf-comunica\/notizie-ed-eventi\/comunicati-stampa\/anno-2026\/luglio\/maxi-sequestro-di-circa-800-chilogrammi-di-cocaina-purissima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>. Authorities released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=GrHkh4N77iM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> showing officers pulling the alleged drugs from the banana shipment.<\/p>\n<p> Following a previous drug seizure at the same port, authorities have increased monitoring of Vado Ligure as a potential transit point for international trafficking.<\/p>\n<p> Investigators said the port&#8217;s role as a growing European trade hub also makes it an attractive target for criminal networks involved in illicit activities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/21\/b156fc03-e9b6-48fc-a88f-6f263000bb02\/thumbnail\/620x401g2\/eb69c587ce00b2215678afc9a6e13ff2\/bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png#\" alt=\"bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png \" height=\"401\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/21\/b156fc03-e9b6-48fc-a88f-6f263000bb02\/thumbnail\/620x401g2\/eb69c587ce00b2215678afc9a6e13ff2\/bananas-screenshot-2026-07-21-130345.png 1x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Italian police on Tuesday said they seized about 1,700 pounds of cocaine hidden inside containers of bananas at a port in northwest Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                 Guardia di Finanza<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police earlier this month seized 340 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of 120 million euros in the same port.<\/p>\n<h2>Bananas frequently used to hide cocaine<\/h2>\n<p>Cocaine has been found inside shipments of bananas around the world. In March, three people were <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-hidden-bananas-uk-arrests\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">charged<\/a><\/span> in the United Kingdom after they allegedly attempted to traffic nearly $100 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of the fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Last August, Greek police said they seized nearly <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-hidden-banana-shipment-greece-police-tip-uk\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">600 pounds of cocaine<\/a><\/span> hidden inside a container of bananas imported from Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2025, Russia said it seized 1,800 pounds of cocaine hidden under a shipment of bananas. Two months before that, employees at a Norwegian fruit distributor discovered a packet of cocaine in a box of bananas, alerting customs officials who found a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-found-banana-shipment-norway\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">stash of 147 kilos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2024, authorities in the Dominican Republic confiscated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/dominican-republic-cocaine-seizure-record-breaking\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">nearly 9.5 tons of cocaine<\/a>\u00a0from a banana shipment at the country&#8217;s most important seaport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, customs agents seized more than\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/cocaine-3-million-seized-ship-bananas-greece\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">200 pounds of cocaine<\/a>\u00a0at the port in Greece from a ship carrying the fruit. The month before that, police dogs in Ecuador helped find\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/police-dogs-find-tons-cocaine-hidden-banana-shipment-ecuador\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">more than six tons of cocaine<\/a>\u00a0hidden in a banana shipment headed to Germany.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async 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