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Nearly $100 million worth of cocaine found hidden in bananas

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Three people have been charged in the United Kingdom,after they allegedly attempted to traffic nearly $100 million worth of cocaine in a container of bananas, authorities said, marking the latest instance of the illicit drug being concealed in a shipment of the tropical fruit.Joshua Berry, 28, Daniel Dumitru, 37, and Andrew Smyth, 46, were all arrested in Southhampton, England, where they are next scheduled to appear in court on April 17, according to the country's National Crime Agency. Berry was the last of the three to face charges in the case and appeared at his first court hearing on Friday, the agency said. Dumitru and Smyth were each taken into custody and charged almost two weeks ago.Their arrests are part of the crime agency's investigation into an enormous cocaine haul that was seized at Southhampton Docks earlier this month.…

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