Border Force finds 540 kg of cannabis among potted plants at Felixstowe
Border Force officers found 540 kg of herbal cannabis in 68 boxes hidden among potted plants in a trailer from the Netherlands at Felixstowe on 4 October 2013. Two Dutch men were arrested and bailed while the National Crime Agency investigated.
Border Force officers seized540 kg of herbal cannabis at the Port of Felixstowe
at 11pm on Friday 4 October 2013.[1]The drug was found in 68 boxes spread
among a legitimate cargo of potted plants in a trailer that had been shipped
from the Netherlands.[1]
Border Force put the seizure’s estimated street value at more than £2.7
million.[1]A 52-year-old man and a 41-year-old man, both from the
Netherlands, were arrested on suspicion of illegally importing a Class B drug
and were bailed while investigations by the National Crime Agency’s Border
Policing Command continued.[1]Border Force regional director Phillip Holliday
said seizures like this showed officers were at the forefront of the fight to
keep illegal drugs off the streets.[1]
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