Border Force officers have seized a huge consignment of cocaine worth around £80 million at an Essex port.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) said it had launched an investigation following the seizure of a tonne at the London Gateway Port on Friday.
However, it is not believed that Britain was its final destination. drugsbound to the ship carrying them norway.
The shrink-wrapped drugs were found inside several holdalls in a container that had been shipped from Panama with a “cover load” of ceramics and kitchenware.
NCA senior investigating officer Paul Orchard said, “This was a spectacular seizure by our partners in the Border Force, and taking this quantity of cocaine out of circulation will deprive organized criminals of millions in profits.”
Cocaine seizures by police reached a record high last year, with 23,706 cases recorded by March 2025 – up 13% from the previous year.
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Meanwhile, Border Force and police intercepted drugs on a record-breaking 269,000 occasions, a 24% increase on the previous year.
The search is as follows Recently 943 kg of cocaine was seized From a shipping container in Southampton Docks with an estimated street value of £75 million.
