Almost a tonne of cocaine worth £76m found in bananas at Port of Southampton

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The Class A drugs, weighing a total of 946kg, were found within a shipping container on a commercial vessel docked at the port on Friday

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"We are sending a strong signal to criminals in the UK and abroad seeking to smuggle drugs into or through the UK: your efforts will fail and we will use every part of our law enforcement powers to stop drugs from coming into the UK." Tim Kingsberry, a regional director for Border Force, said:"This significant seizure has removed a large amount of dangerous drugs from the streets, which not only reduces the significant harm they cause to communities but also makes a huge dent in the profits of smugglers."

 

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