DHAKA: French authority has discovered over 370 kilograms of cocaine fro a coca-cola plant in southern part.

The narcotic, with a street value of over 50 million Euros, was hidden in bags among a delivery of orange juice concentrate from South America.

The discover form the village Signes, is one of the largest in French history, reports BBC.

The prosecutor of Toulon, Xavier Tarabeux, said the delivery ‘has a street value of 50 million euros’ and referred to it as ‘a very bad surprise’.

Employees at the Coca-Cola plant have been ruled out of any involvement as investigators attempt to trace the origin of the drug.

“The first elements of the investigation have shown that employees are in no way involved,” Jean-Denis Malgras, the regional president of Coca-Cola told reporters.

The original Coca-Cola formula, created in 1886 by US pharmacist John Pemberton, is believed to have contained traces of cocaine derived from coca leaf extract.

BDST: 1510 HRS, SEP 01, 2016
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