Inspection of shipping containers at Belgium port turns up 4.78 tons of cocaine, weapons and $193,000 in cash

Belgian authorities said on Friday they had seized almost five tons of cocaine stashed in shipping containers at Antwerp port, as part of a cross-border investigation into a drug-trafficking ring.

Prosecutors said eight people were detained following searches carried out in Belgium and the Netherlands earlier this month.

The inspections led to the seizure of $193,000 in cash as well as weapons, jewelry, luxury handbags, watches and 4.78 tons of cocaine.