Fake cops steal 100 kg of cocaine from Milan lab
MILAN, June 27 (Reuters) Four thieves disguised as policemen stole 100 kg of cocaine worth some 10 million euros from a medical laboratory in Milan today, Italian police said.
Police said the robbers had pretended to be carabinieri, Italian police, to gain access to the laboratory, then asked two medics to accompany them to the room where the cocaine was stored, wrapped in individual parcels.
There, they tied up the medics with plastic tape, snatched the cocaine parcels and left the laboratory, police said. Police were unable to give details on how the robbers managed to smuggle such a large amount out of the building.
REUTERS SHB RN1750
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Story first published: Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 18:37 [IST]