Police discovered the mammoth haul of the class-A drug in the port of Paita on Wednesday, May 24. Before them lies 50 tightly packed cocaine-filled packages, most of them featuring the notorious Nazi symbol. Drugs wrapped in Nazi insignia is a new development for Peruvian police who have previously reported finding cocaine in brick-shaped packages with various and strange symbols. Despite the Peruvian government pledging to fight against drug trafficking, a 2022 report showed that efforts to forcibly remove coca plants have fallen since the Covid-19 pandemic. But while coca growing has been on the rise, police have been seizing increasing amounts of the harmful drug across the country.

Source: The Star May 26, 2023 18:59 UTC