Billion-dollar cocaine seizure in Gambia

That's billion with a B. Two tons of cocaine. Just so you know, the GDP of Gambia is $800 million. The cocaine found is worth more than the entire country of Gambia makes in a year.

Some two tonnes of cocaine with a street value of roughly a billion dollars (835 million euros) has been seized in Gambia, a British official confirmed Wednesday.

Twelve people of various nationalities were also arrested after investigators discovered the drugs in an underground bunker in a warehouse outside the Gambian capital Banjul.

West Africa is a major stop off point for drugs, often from South America heading to Europe, although officials say it is impossible to say exactly where this consignment was heading at this stage.