Police in Paraguay have found a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine hidden among a charcoal shipment destined for Israel. They said the drugs had an estimated street value of $500m (£383m). It is the largest drugs seizure police have made in the South American country. The cocaine was found in a container at Terport, a private port in the city of Villeta, near the capital, Asunción. Two people have been detained, one of them a former director of a state TV channel. How Latin American crime gangs adapt to pandemic The police said the cocaine, neatly packed into parcels, was found in one of six containers. The five remaining co ... (full story)