Record cocaine hauls in Europe as 'big party' predicted post Covid vaccinations

Record cocaine hauls in Europe as 'big party' predicted post Covid vaccinations

Covid-19 had “very little impact” on cocaine supply and may have “even helped”, one expert has said.

Seizures of cocaine in Europe have continued to break records over the last two years, according to updates from the EU drugs agency.

The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction said this was true for both the volume of cocaine seized and the number of seizures, with Covid-19 restrictions appearing not to have any impact.

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