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Cocaine worth £232,000,000 found stashed in bananas at UK port

metro.co.uk · 5hShare

The shipment was seized at London Gateway Port (Picture: PA) Border Force officers intercepted an almost 3-tonne shipment of banana boxes hiding £200,000,000 worth of cocaine . Last Thursday, officers intercepted the shipment at London Gateway Port in Essex , where they found the drugs hidden amongst the bananas from South America. Nine men were arrested and later released on bail. Dave Phillips, NCA senior investigating officer, said: ‘This is a very significant seizure which has deprived the organised crime group behind it of huge profits. ‘That is money that cannot be ploughed back into further crime. Class A drugs wreck lives, they are toxic and can devastate our communities. Sign up for all of the latest stories Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens. ‘The NCA will continue to combat the threat of class A drugs with partners at home, such as Border Force, and further upstream in source and transit countries.’

First report: Cocaine worth £232m found in banana shipment — bbc.co.uk, 1d