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Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port
Colombian cocaine worth £40 million discovered in banana shipment on Thames port
Cocaine worth £40 million has been discovered smuggled within a batch of bananas at a port on the Thames.

Sat, 30 Jul, 2022

Cocaine worth up to £184m found in banana shipment
Cocaine worth up to £184m found in banana shipment
Cocaine worth up to £184m (€212m) has been seized after it was imported from Colombia in a consignment of bananas. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the seizure of around 2.

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

QUIRKY WORLD ... Family goes bananas over deadly Brazilian spider fears
QUIRKY WORLD ... Family goes bananas over deadly Brazilian spider fears

UK: Spider eggs discovered in a bunch of bananas have been found to belong to a harmless species — after initial fears that a killer spider was on the loose in Britain.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Denise Hall: Bananas show why fair trade saves lives
Denise Hall: Bananas show why fair trade saves lives
Q&A: Stephen Best

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

 Cutrale ponders juicier offer for Chiquita
Cutrale ponders juicier offer for Chiquita

Brazilian juice giant Cutrale is expected to return with an improved offer for US fruit producer Chiquita Brands, keeping the latter’s planned merger with Dublin-based banana distributor Fyffes in doubt.

Sat, 16 Aug, 2014

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