More than $ 130 million in cocaine recovered from the ship in the port of London by the United Kingdom authorities

The British authorities confiscated 2.4 metric tons of cocaine on a ship that arrives in England from Panama, authorities said on Saturday, calling him one of the largest drug busts in the United Kingdom in years.

Drugs, valued at 96 million pounds ($ 132 million), were found under containers on a ship in the port of Gateway in London, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after what officials said it was an operation led by Intelligence.

The Ministry of Interior of Great Britain, the Interior Ministry, said it was the largest cocaine seizure registered.

The maritime director of the border force of the United Kingdom, Charlie Eastaugh, said that the seizure was “only an example of how the dedicated maritime officers of the border force remain one step ahead of the criminal gangs that threaten our security.

“Our message to these criminals is clear: more than ever, we are using intelligence cooperation and application of international law to interrupt and dismantle their operations,” he said.

Great Britain is one of the largest markets in Europe for cocaine, according to the National Crime Agency. The United Kingdom government says that deaths related to cocaine in England and Wales increased by 31% between 2022 and 2023.

Last week, the Navy Mexicana seized 3.5 tons of cocaine hidden in a semi -subject container off the Pacific coast, launching a video of the “Narco Sub” being intercepted.

In April, a Coast Guard crew of the United States took approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine from a fishing boat in the Atlantic Ocean, said the agency. The tour was worth an estimated $ 74 million.

• Cocaine
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• London