A Polish lorry driver has been charged with drugs smuggling offences by National Crime Agency...

Published: 6:37 am May 14, 2021
Updated: 1:05 pm March 8, 2026
Polish National Charged With £8.5 Million Drug Smuggle

A Polish lorry driver has been charged with drugs smuggling offences by National Crime Agency officers after cocaine worth £8.5 million was seized at the port of Harwich.

Lucas Wesolowski, 28, who lives in Poland, was arrested after the class A drugs were found in the trailer of an HGV which had arrived on a ferry from the Hook of Holland on Wednesday (12 May).

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