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Cocaine packed in toys, candy seized in Nicaragua
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The cocaine, reportedly from Costa Rica, was seized at the Peñas Blancas border crossing in southern Nicaragua, judicial support director Glenda Zavala and National Police spokeswoman Vilma Reyes said in a joint statement.

The narcotic was inside 50 packages containing candy and 250 bags of toys and were being transported in a van with Guatemalan number plate and a truck registered in Nicaragua.

The drivers fled when police began to inspect the vehicles, the officials said.

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(Published 27 December 2010, 07:32 IST)