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Smuggler Makes Dishes From Cocaine

42-piece set includes cups, plates, saucers, and 20kg of drugs

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 20, 2009 1:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – Spanish police have seized a 42-piece crockery set—complete with cups, plates, bowls, you name it—that happens to be made entirely of cocaine, the Times of London reports. Police say a smuggler got nabbed trying to sneak the bogus dishware from Venezuela to Catalonia,... Read full story »

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Smuggler Makes Dishes From Cocaine

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drugs • Spain • cocaine • smuggler

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