In a joint operation, the Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Federal Customs Service (FCS) discovered more than 1.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas from Ecuador. Officials confirmed it is the largest cocaine seizure in Russian customs history. Inside 63 boxes, customs officers uncovered approximately 1,500 bricks of cocaine weighing a net total of 1,515 kilograms. Estimated Value and Criminal ProceedingsThe black-market value of the cocaine shipment is estimated at 20 billion rubles. Repeat Cases of Cocaine in Banana ShipmentsThis is not the first time Russian authorities have intercepted cocaine disguised as fruit cargo from Latin America.