00:00Border force officers have intercepted around a tonne of cocaine believed to have a street value of £80 million
00:06in what was described as a fantastic seizure at a port in Essex.
00:10The National Crime Agency says it has launched an investigation following the seizure at the London Gateway port.
00:17The drugs were found packaged in a number of holdalls in a container shipped from Panama.
00:23The container, which held a cover load of ceramics and kitchenware, was on its way to Norway.
00:28Police seizures of cocaine hit a record high last year, with 23,706 seizures logged in the year to March
00:362025, up 13% from the previous year.
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