Sharjah 24 – AFP: Police in Niger announced Wednesday that they had captured a record 214 kilograms of cocaine in the country's northern desert and detained a local mayor and his driver as they attempted to take the haul to Libya.
"The automobile was traveling to Dirkou, which is close to the border with Libya," said OCRTIS spokesman, Nana Aichatou Ousmane Bako.
"It's the first time our country has confiscated such a large amount of cocaine," she continued. She stated that the narcotics' eventual destination was Europe, where the street value was believed to be more than $19 million (nearly 17 million euros).
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