Turtle found swimming with £41m worth of cocaine
And other stories from the stranger side of life
US Coast Guard officials have reported the discovery of a giant sea turtle that had become enmeshed in a rope that was holding together 26 bales of cocaine. Officers freed the animal and seized the drugs – more than 800 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated £41 million.
Koi evacuated following otter rampage
An otter has been blamed for a “rampage” that has claimed the lives of at least 10 very expensive koi fish in the ponds of Vancouver’s Chinatown Park. Officials have begun the task of relocating the remaining fish, while the hunt for the hungry otter continues.
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