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Last Updated: Friday, 8 February 2008, 16:42 GMT
'Cocaine haul' appears on beaches
Suspected drugs haul at Kynance Cove
A couple found the packages at Kynance Cove on Friday morning
A suspected massive cocaine haul has been washed up on two Cornish beaches.

The first packages were found in Bude on Thursday and on Friday a couple out walking discovered several more at Kynance Cove near Helston.

All of the packages, which were wrapped in sacking, have been preserved and are being sent for forensic analysis.

If tests confirm the packages do contain the class A drug, police say the seizure will have a street value running into millions of pounds.

A police spokesperson said: "It is too early in the investigation to say whether the finds are linked.

"Anyone who has found similar packages or may have information about the finds is asked to contact the police."



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