Ton of Cocaine Seized
Reuters
GUATEMALA CITY —
Guatemalan police said Friday that they had seized 2,100 pounds of pure cocaine hidden in a truckload of corn, in a joint operation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
The Guatemalan driver of the truck and his assistant were arrested after their vehicle was stopped an searched on a highway in eastern Guatemala on Thursday.
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