<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo — Kosovo police seized a record 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of cocaine that originated in Brazil, and arrested seven people suspected of drug trafficking offenses, authorities said Tuesday.</p>
<p>In a joint operation with Albanian and Italian police on Monday, officers raided a truck transporting imported meat from Brazil that had passed previously through Italian and Albanian ports, a Kosovo police statement said. </p>
<p>The cocaine, which was valued at 20 million euros ($24 million), was found among the meat packages of a truck stopping in Lipjan town, close to the capital Pristina. Police said that it was a record cocaine seizure for Kosovo.</p>
<p>Police also seized pistols, ammunition and other evidence when searching the homes of the seven people who were arrested.</p>
<p>Police said the investigation was ongoing. Kosovo is a drug transshipment point toward Western European countries.</p>
