A record haul of more than four tonnes of cocaine worth a billion dollars has been seized in Uruguay.
The country's navy has called the bust the "biggest blow to drug trafficking in the country's history."
The discovery was made when anomalies were discovered during the x-ray of containers of flour in the port of Montevideo.
Police have also raided a ranch and arrested two people. Pictures from the scene show bales of drugs scattered on the grass at the ranch.
DGRTID - allanaron establecimiento rural donde se habrían cargado los contenedores intervenidos en el Puerto de Mdeo, (Km 292 de la Ruta 21 - próximo a Dolores, Soriano). Se incautó más droga en el lugar. Dueño e hijo detenidos y declarando en Fiscalía por estas horas. pic.twitter.com/E5VFudEkht
— UNICOM (@MI_UNICOM) December 27, 2019
