In what is believed to be the largest ever seizure of class A drugs in the UK, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and Border Force have intercepted a staggering 5.7 tonnes of cocaine.
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The haul, concealed within a cargo of bananas, was discovered in a container at Southampton Port on 8 February. Specialized Border Force officers, summoned by the NCA’s Near Europe Task Force, unearthed the blocks of drugs, which had been transported from South America.