💨 Abstract

British authorities seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine, valued at 96 million pounds, in a ship from Panama. The discovery in London Gateway port, resulting from an intelligence-led operation, is the sixth-largest such bust in the U.K. Charlie Eastaugh, head of the Border Force Maritime, emphasized the ongoing efforts to disrupt criminal operations, highlighting the country's role as a major European market for cocaine and the rising cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff