Border Force officers in France have seized more than 260 kilos of cocaine in a lorry bound for the UK. Chris Philp, minister for immigration compliance, said: 'This seizure has taken millions of pounds worth of cocaine out of the hands of organised criminals and off our streets. More than 260 kilos of cocaine that have been seized by Border Force officers at Coquelles, after an attempt to smuggle it into the UK in a lorry. 'As a result of joint working between the NCA and our Border Force partners, attempts to smuggle significant quantities of drugs have been thwarted before creating harm to our communities in the UK.' Border Force officers use hi-tech search equipment to combat immigration crime and detect banned and restricted goods that smugglers attempt to bring into the country.

Source: Daily Mail May 01, 2020 23:43 UTC