In a significant operation involving the National Crime Agency (NCA), police officers, and Border Force, authorities have seized a substantial quantity of cocaine hidden within a container ship at Sheerness Port in Kent. The discovery was made during a meticulously executed investigation.

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The drugs, weighing a total of 137 kilograms, were concealed within a Panamanian-registered ship that was primarily transporting bananas. They were meticulously placed inside four large holdalls, which were hidden below the waterline within the sea chest – an area used for seawater intake to assist with ship stability.

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