Dutch customs officials intercepted a shipment of cocaine from Columbia hidden among 20,000 long-stem roses that were arriving just in time for Valentine's Day. 

The National Prosecutor's office in The Netherlands reported that the cocaine had been divided into small cellophane packages that had been tucked between the roses in their cardboard boxes.

Officals reported the arrest of two Dutch suspects.  Police searched the suspects homes and found an additional 9 kilograms of highly purified cocaine. The cocaine had an estimated street value of $1.8 million.

Drug traffickers continue to try to find new opportunities to distribute cocaine and other drugs throughout the world, and they likely saw the Valentine's Day rose shipment as unlikely to arouse suspicion.However, drug enforcement has become highly skilled in detecting drugs being smuggled with legitimate goods.