
Record amount of crystal meth found "hidden in a sandy substance" at a port in the Netherlands
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Dutch authorities seized a record haul of 3.2 tons of methamphetamines worth more than 22 million euros, the public prosecutor's office said Thursday, marking the second time in two months that a record amount of crystal meth has been intercepted in Europe.
Customs officers discovered the haul in early March at the Rotterdam port in a cargo which arrived from Mexico and was destined for a company in the southern village of Den Hout, the office said in a statement.
"The haul was hidden in a sandy substance heavily contaminated with copper and PFAS," a type of long-lasting chemical, said the prosecutor's office, which released an image of the seized drugs.

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