Italian police net two tons of cocaine found floating in sea

Italian police have scooped up two tons of cocaine, found wrapped in protective plastic and bobbing in the sea off eastern Sicily (Italian Financial Police/AP)

Italian police have scooped up two tons of cocaine, found wrapped in protective plastic and floating in the sea off eastern Sicily.

The “catch” had an estimated street value of about 400 million euros (£354 million), authorities said on Monday.