Southampton Cocaine drag 'is Britain’s massive'
Published by Julia Volkovah under Cocaine, UK Border Agency on 4:43 AM
The UK Border Agency has said, the UK's biggest ever seizure of a Class A drug has been made from a luxury vessel in Southampton.
Authorities searched 1.2 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of equal to £300m in the £1m ship two months back.
The 90% wholesome drugs were so well veiled in the 65ft pleasure cruiser, the Louise, it took six days to locate them.
They had invented in the Caribbean and were en route to the Netherlands. Dutch police have held six men.
They are considered to be an organized Crime gang.
French officials were attentive to the Louise as it was in the Caribbean in May and it was then followed to Southampton, on its way to Holland.
Authorities consumed six days locating the ship and searched the drugs packed in a specifically-prepared compartment beneath the boat's bathing platform, UKBA said.
It is obvious the cocaine, which made in South America, was packed inside the boat while it was in Venezuela.
The standard clarity of cocaine held at the UK border is 63%, authorities said.
The haul is approximately to be valued about £50m wholesale and up to £300m on the streets.
Since the drugs were capture in June, the UKBA has assisted Dutch police track members of the gang and six men were detained during early morning attacks on Tuesday.
Two 44-year-olds were detained in Amsterdam, a 60-year-old was arrested in Meppel, a 32-year-old and 34-year-old was held in Heusden, while a 27-year-old was captured in Waalwijk.
A whole of 100,000 euros (£87,300), two Harley Davidson motorcycles, two firearms, a silencer and a quantity of ecstasy were also in custody.
