The article titled "Billions of euros of cocaine seized in Kosovo, the US embassy in Pristina makes a statement" was published by the "veriu.info" portal.
Hibrid.info, through fact-checking, has noticed that the title of this article is misspelled, as it is not about billions of euros, but about millions of euros worth of cocaine confiscated in Lipjan.
Chief State Prosecutor Aleksandër Lumezi also spoke about this event, announcing that the value of the confiscated cocaine is around 20 million euros.
Excerpt from the text of the article published on the portal "veriu.info":
Four hundred kilograms of cocaine were seized in a container of meat coming from Brazil. Meanwhile, the cocaine was placed in several cardboard packages, while the packaging is suspected to be similar to meat packaging for camouflage.
Regarding this case, the Chief State Prosecutor, Aleksandër Lumezi, announced in a press conference that the value of the confiscated cocaine is around 20 million euros.
"Kosovo Police, in close cooperation with the police, Italian authorities and American auto. 400 kg of cocaine have been confiscated, the value of which reaches around 20 million euros. Several cars and other vehicles have also been confiscated. During the investigation, covert measures were used, watching the movement of the suspects from Italy to our country," Lumezi declared..
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Analyze:
This article published by the portal "veriu.info" contains an incorrect title, which does not match the statement of the Chief State Prosecutor, Aleksandër Lumezi, which is paraphrased and quoted in the content.
After verification by hibrid.info, it turns out that the title of the article is misspelled, but without the clear intention of misinforming the public. This article is rated as "Error".
Reasoning:
Error – The "Error" rating is given to media reports in which the media editorial staff made a mistake by publishing incorrect information or by broadcasting unverified news from another source, without the clear intention of misinforming the public.