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- Brazilian officials seized eight timber trucks carrying about 260 metric tons of wood, suspecting 20-50 metric tons of cocaine, in what may be the nation’s largest cocaine capture.
- The operation was coordinated with U.S. and Bolivian officials after shared intelligence led to heightened border inspections on June 19.
- Police are conducting forensic examinations of the timber to verify drug content, estimating narcotics could represent 10-20% of the cargo’s weight.
