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Lionel Messi branded cocaine seized in Peru

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Police in Peru have seized a 1.4 kilogram shipment of cocaine that had Lionel Messi's face on the packaging.

The haul, worth a reported £73million, also had images of the Barcelona man's 'M' logo printed on it, while other packages in the shipment were carrying the royal seal of the King of Spain.

Lima’s anti-drug police unit confirmed the cocaine, which was found in a shipping container, was destined for Belgium.

Along with Messi’s logo and face, some of the 288 packages discovered also had the king of Spain’s official seal on the front.

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No arrests have been made while police have confirmed that the packages arrived from the Apurimac, Ene and Mantaro Rivers Valley region, which is one of the biggest areas of cocaine production in Peru.

The seize is the second largest recorded in Peru this year after two tons of cocaine were found hidden in packages of asparagus in January.

Last year, A fruit wholesaler stored £24million worth of cocaine inside plastic bananas for Colombian drug baron Daniel Valdes Jaramillo whose nickname was 'Messi' after the superstar footballer.The packages were found in a warehouse just off the A2 near Rainham in Ken

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