Wroclaw police find $40 million worth of cocaine hidden in banana crates

Police in Wroclaw have seized 400 kilograms of cocaine with an estimated street value of $40 million, in the biggest ever drugs haul in Poland's history. The drugs were discovered in banana crates on a farm on the o utskirts of the city. Officers from the Central Investigation Office (CBS) are said to be following up on leads that link the haul to an international drug smuggling gang that uses well-known Western wholesale networks for its operations. The cocaine was transported from South America by ship to a German port, and then loaded on to trucks bound for Poland. Initial in vestigations suggest that the final destination was intended to be Russia. Several people have been detained, on suspicion of involvement in the smuggling operation. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) M.T.