{"id":1866940,"date":"2023-03-04T02:10:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T07:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-ton-of-cocaine-washes-up-on-french-beach\/"},"modified":"2023-03-04T02:10:53","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T07:10:53","slug":"nearly-a-ton-of-cocaine-washes-up-on-french-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nearly-a-ton-of-cocaine-washes-up-on-french-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly a Ton of Cocaine Washes up on French Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnearly-a-ton-of-cocaine-washes-up-on-french-beach%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1866940&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<p>A nearly ton of cocaine was found by the French maritime police on February 26, when it was washed up on a beach in northern France.<\/p>\n<p>France&#8217;s maritime authority for North Sea and English Channel stated that the drugs were located near Reville, on the Cotentin Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said that the cocaine was approximately 1,875 lbs (850 kilograms) and found in two large bags linked together by a rope.<\/p>\n<p>The police are investigating whether or not the drugs were deliberately floated onto the coast for traffickers to take.<\/p>\n<p>Another report, AFP, citing unnamed sources, said that additional drugs had been found on the French coasts on March 1st.<\/p>\n<h2>The Rise of Drug Smuggling<\/h2>\n<p>The rise in cocaine and crack smuggling has led to unprecedented drug violence.<\/p>\n<p>Rotterdam, the Netherlands and Antwerp (Belgium) have been the major gateways for Latin American drug cartels to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 14, two Dutchmen,\u00a0aged 27 and 46, were arrested by Belgian police, and almost 8,818 pounds (4,000 kilograms) of cocain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p> Continue reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/nearly-2-tons-of-cocaine-washes-up-on-french-beach_5089267.html?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=conservnewsd\">Nearly a Ton of Cocaine Washes up on French Beach<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nearly ton of cocaine was found by the French maritime police on February 26, when it was washed up on a beach in northern France. France&#8217;s maritime authority for North Sea and English Channel stated that the drugs were located near Reville, on the Cotentin Peninsula. 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