ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Expecting a large shipment of pineapples, authorities this month discovered a different kind of sought after commodity in the Port of Rotterdamn as customs officers uncovered roughly 9,374 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment, instead of a container of pineapples. 

The massive shipment of cocaine was discovered after a routine check in the port. Authorities reported that almost 3,780 packages of the drugs were uncovered between the fruit pallets, according to a report by nltimes.nl.

The cocaine was discovered at the beginning of the month, and was originally shipped from Costa Rica before passing through the port. According to the public prosecutor, the shipment of drugs and pineapple was slated for delivery to a company in Westland in the Netherlands, before moving on to a storage and transshipment company in Barendrecht.

Authorities stated that while this bust is one of the largest ever in the Port of Rotterdam, no arrests have yet been made although the smuggling is being investigated by the Hit and Run Container (HARC) team - a joint venture of several official organizations.

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