Millions of dollars worth of cocaine was found in German produce shipments. Again.

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Once is a mistake, twice is a pattern but three times might be enough to say Germany has a cocaine problem.

More than $28 million worth of cocaine was found in banana crates at supermarkets in Northern Germany this week, reports CNN, marking the third time the drug has made its way into the country's warehouses since 2017.

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Marianne Dodson

Marianne is The Week’s Social Media Editor. She is a native Tennessean and recent graduate of Ohio University, where she studied journalism and political science. Marianne has previously written for The Daily Beast, The Crime Report, and The Moroccan Times.