360 kg of cannabis seized from Santander lorry at Plymouth
Customs officers seized about 360 kilos of cannabis worth around £1 million from a lorry that arrived at Plymouth Ferryport from Santander on 16 July 2004. The driver, 37, and a passenger, 35, both from south-east London, were arrested and later released on bail.
A Customs mobile team seized approximately 360 kilos of cannabis from a lorry at Plymouth Ferryport early on Friday morning, 16 July 2004.[1][2]The lorry had arrived on a ferry from Santander in northern Spain, and officers found the drugs packed in 18 holdalls concealed under old shower trays carried as the load.[1]The haul carried a street value of around £1 million.[1][2]
The 37-year-old driver and a 35-year-old passenger, both from south-east London, were arrested and questioned by Customs and later released on bail pending further enquiries.[1]Customs South West spokesman Bob Gaiger called the find an excellent detection, adding that Plymouth should not be seen as a soft touch by smugglers.[1]
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