World's largest drug bust in Mexico

HEADLINE: World's largest drug bust in Mexico CAPTION: Mexican authorities say they've made the world's largest drug bust after discovering a cargo container filled with 26 tons of cocaine. The country's attorney general thinks the drugs belonged to the Pacific cartel. (Nov. 5) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 542610 [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] Mexican authorities are calling it the world's largest cocaine bust... On Monday, officials put their discovery on display-- all 26 *tons* of it. The cocaine...now in the hands of Mexico's navy...was seized by a group of federal police officers and marines last week. They say they came across a cargo container filled with more than 21 thousand packets of the drug during a routine inspection of a ship that originated in Colombia. Authorities aren't saying very much about what's next in the case... The attorney general has only revealed that the cocaine probably belonged to the Pacific cartel. The bust comes as Mexico tries to improve how it handles narcotics related crime. The U-S is considering a plan that would give Mexico a total of 1 point 4 billion dollars towards that effort. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/c7fd634d511ec69335f4ee8b4a6ba84b Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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