Police yesterday intercepted a haul of suspected cocaine well in excess of 100 kilograms in what is likely to be one of Malta’s biggest-ever drug finds.

The consignment was discovered inside a container within Malta Freeport and is now being tested. Police believe it was destined for another country and was intercepted while in transit. Customs officials and members of the Armed Forces’ Bomb Disposal Unit were also at hand to assist in the operation.

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