Heroin hidden in Russian radishes shipment

2:42 PM, Feb 26, 2013   |    comments
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MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Russia's Federal Drug Control Service has made a major bust.

Agents seized 187 kilograms of Afghan heroin hidden in a shipment of radishes.

The drugs were packed in green bags to blend in with the vegetables.

The street value was estimated around $180 million.