COCAINE WORTH €50M DISCOVERED AT COCA-COLA PLANT

Cocaine with a street value of up to 50 million euros (£42m) has been discovered at a Coca-Cola plant in France.
The drug, hidden in bags among a delivery of orange juice concentrate, arrived in a container from South America.
The seizure of 370kg of cocaine makes it one of the largest finds on French soil.
The Prosecutor of toulon, xavier tarabeux, said the delivery has a street value of 50 million euros and referred to it as a very bad surprise.
Employees at the Coca-Cola plant have been ruled out of any involvement as investigators attempt to trace the origin of the drug.
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