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Feared Colombian 'Supergang' cartel behind record-breaking 4.3 tonne cocaine bust

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cartel dubbed a "Supergang" is thought to be behind a record-breaking 4.3 tonne cocaine bust worth more than £200million. The Clan del Golfo were allegedly working with the mafia in the lead up to the drugs haul in Trieste, Italy.

Italian police announced on Tuesday that they had completed one of Europe's biggest ever drugs busts, seizing €240m (£204m) worth of gear.

Police also confiscated around €1.85m (£1.57m) in cash.In a daring act of subterfuge, Colombian authorities actually seized the cocaine before it left for Europe without the traffickers' knowledge.

It was then flown to Italy where a trap was laid for the European dealers, who were arrested after undercover operatives passed on the load.

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