Police near New Orleans have arrested a suspect after investigators say they found more than 77 kilos of cocaine -- worth about $2 million -- inside of a home.
Police say the investigation into the discovery remains ongoing.
The news emerged as the U.N. says cultivation of Colombian coca crops, which is used to make cocaine, reached an all-time high in the South American country last year. The South American nation is the world’s largest exporter of cocaine, according to The Associated Press. Colombia provides 90% of the cocaine sold in the United States each year. including a drug"kingpin," in connection with a long-term investigation that led to the seizure of $2 million worth of cocaine, the largest cocaine bust in Anne Arundel County Police history.
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