A fisherman in the Marshall Islands hauled in a very unexpected catch — 48 kilos of cocaine,worth approximately $4 million.
As the Japan Times reported, the angler was approximately 307 miles from the Marshall Islands capital of Majuro when he found the cocaine in professional wrapped plastic bags, and which authorities believed had broken free from a larger bundle.
Local officials said they believe that the 48 kilos,more than 100 pounds, of cocaine was all that came free.“We’re pretty sure we got all of it, or deputy police commissioner Robson Almen said.
Authorities had to call in help from the U.
S. Drug Enforcement Agency because the small island nation doesn’t bear the capacity to test the bundles and confirm that it is cocaine. As the Japan Times noted,the Marshall Islands are situated on a major drug route from South America to Asia, and authorities there bear found bundles of cocaine and drug boats wash up on shores over the final decade.
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Source: inquisitr.com