NCA and Border Force make record breaking 5.7 tonne cocaine seizure

The NCA and @ukhomeoffice Border Force have made what is believed to be the biggest ever seizure of class A drugs on UK soil.

The haul of 5.7 tonnes of cocaine was found in a container at Southampton Port after being identified by the NCA’s Near Europe Task Force.

Specialist Border Force officers were sent in to carry out the search and found blocks of cocaine concealed in the shipment of bananas.

It is believed the drugs would have had a UK street value of £450 million.

NCA investigators believe the haul was heading to the Port of Hamburg in Germany for onward delivery and enquiries are ongoing to identify the criminal networks involved.

This record-breaking seizure will represent a huge hit to the criminal cartels involved, denying them massive profits.

Working closely with UK partners like Border Force, we are determined to do all we can to protect the UK public.

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