In a historic drug bust, Dominican Republic authorities have seized 9.5 tons of cocaine, marking the largest-ever seizure in the country’s history.
The massive haul was hidden inside a banana shipment that arrived at Caucedo port, Santo Domingo, the nation’s capital and most important seaport.
The drugs, packed in 320 bags, were found in a container shipped from Guatemala. Officials revealed that smugglers planned to transfer the cocaine into another...