LONDON (AP) – British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, authorities said Saturday, calling it one of the U.K.’s biggest drug busts in years.
The drugs, valued at 96 million pounds ($132 million), were found under containers on a vessel at London Gateway port, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after what officials said was an intelligence-led operation.
Britain’s interior ministry, the Home Office, said it was the sixth-largest cocaine seizure on record.
U.K. Border Force Maritime director Charlie Eastaugh said the seizure was “just one example of how dedicated Border Force maritime officers remain one step ahead of the criminal gangs who threaten our security.
“Our message to these criminals is clear – more than ever before, we are using intelligence and international law enforcement co-operation to disrupt and dismantle your operations.”
Britain is one of Europe’s biggest markets for cocaine, according to the National Crime Agency. The U.K. government says cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales rose by 31% between 2022 and 2023. more here
Was that an illegal or just a gang banger?
And Kamala is where now?
Why y’all messing with Siddiq’s stash?
2.4 metric tons of ground beef lips and steer anuses would make 84,656 McDonald’s Quarter Pounders (without cheese).
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Hunter could not be reached for comment.
Crack is whack.
That’s 2,399,975.37 grams.
When I was a kid coke was going for ~$100 gram (~$240 Million).
I guess the bottom’s fallen out of the coke market in the past 50 years.
Or maybe the UK gov’t’s skimming half?