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Cocaine haul worth nearly £100m seized in one of UK's biggest-ever drugs busts

Officials at London Gateway port in Essex intercepted a shipment containing 2.4 tonnes of cocaine, valued at nearly £100 million, on a vessel arriving from Panama earlier this month.
Specialist maritime officers intercepted the shipment this month following an intelligence-driven operation carried out in collaboration with international law enforcement agencies.
Port staff relocated 37 large containers to reveal a drug shipment valued at £96 million, representing one of the largest cocaine busts ever recorded in the UK.
Charlie Eastaugh, Border Force's Maritime director, described the interception as among the most significant of its nature, highlighting it as evidence of the commitment by Border Force maritime officers to stay ahead of criminal networks.
The seizure struck a major blow against organised crime gangs, and government minister Seema Malhotra stated authorities will "leave no stone left unturned" in tackling drug-related addiction, misery, and death.

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