Drug smugglers hide $1.3 million worth of cocaine in face mask consignment
UK customs claim they are investigating who was behind this attemptLONDON: British customs officers have seized 14 kg of cocaine worth more than 1 million pounds ($1.25 million) that smugglers had hidden in a consignment of face masks in the UK customs zone of the Channel Tunnel. The cocaine, wrapped in 15 packages, was found in boxes full of face masks when a Polish-registered van bound for Britain was searched, the interior ministry said. “We are now investigating who was behind this attempt, but what is clear is that they have taken a substantial hit. Europe’s cocaine market is worth more than $10 billion. Global cocaine production rose to 1,976 tonnes of 100 percent pure in 2017 – the largest ever reported, according to the latest United Nations drug data.
Source: The Express Tribune April 16, 2020 16:07 UTC
