Europe’s largest cocaine bust - 23 tonnes

More than 50,700 pounds of cocaine has been seized by German and Belgian authorities. The bust is being hailed as one of the largest single seizures in the world.

Germany, after receiving a tip from their Dutch colleagues, found 35,658 pounds of the drug hidden in 1,700 cans of construction putty.

On Saturday, Belgian cops discovered another 15,873 pounds of cocaine.