£450m cocaine found hidden in bananas in UK port
This is half a billion pounds of drugs found in bananas at a UK Port the National Crime agency who seized the drugs in Southampton believed the hall is heading towards Hamburg in Germany for onward delivery it said the record-breaking seizure will be a huge hit to International organized crime
Cartels denying the massive profits UK gangs make around4 billion pounds a year from the cocaine Market alone
5.7 tonnes of cocaine were seized by the National Crime Agency on February 8th – the biggest ever haul of class A drugs in the UK so far. #cocaine #nca #c4news
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20 comments
I need to buy more bananas
Still gonna make it to market little piggy
This was bought in by big wigs
All of that is going up michael gove's nose next month, he has an expensive habit…
Parliment gonna be jumping tonight huh 😂
And we think freeports are a good idea?
I think this special delivery to Parliament to sniff high quality 😂😂😂
I think this special delivery to Parliament to sniff high quality 😂😂😂
I think this special delivery to Parliament to sniff high quality 😂😂😂
I think this special delivery to Parliament to sniff high quality 😂😂😂
Yawn
Fun fact:
11 out of 12 tory toilet checked out positive for cocaine. No enquiry was ordered.
Ha ha really let the public watch it get burned then. Wow brit drug dealers robbed some other drug dealers how wonderful London will be buzzing for a while after this tax
Pfft. I was looking forward to a bit of Columbian marching powder 😭
Well done border control. I do hope the powers that be follow up and make some arrests of the ones in this country taking part in the trafficking.
Can I get a bunch please 😂
This only happens with inside help.
Officers on serious bonuses.
Are the police going to sell it at a discount? I'll get a couple pounds.
Lol 😆 it probably only 1% 99% get though 😂
Nice one!.. This will be a big downer for dealers..😂