Smugglers in London hide $1.3 million worth of cocaine in face mask consignment

Drug smugglers attempted to exploit the coronavirus emergency by attempting to sneak 14 kilos of cocaine into the UK utilizing face masks. 

The £1 million stash was found after a Polish-enlisted van was halted at Coquelles on the French side of the Channel Tunnel on Tuesday. Boxes brimming with individual defensive gear (PPE) were seized from the vehicle and assessed by UK Border Force officers. 

They discovered 15 bundles of the Class-A drug tucked away among the face masks before the 34-year-old driver from Poland was arrested and arrested for addressing. Presently controllers are examining the masks to check whether they are as yet safe to utilize. Fringe Force Regional Director for Coquelles Ian Hanson stated: 'This seizure shows the lengths drug smugglers will go to. It is detestable to figure they would attempt to misuse the present circumstance right now get their perilous drugs on to the UK's roads. 

The seized stash is estimated to be around €1 million (Picture: PA)

 'It is demonstration of the aptitude of my Border Force officers that this sneaking endeavor was forestalled and shows we stay dynamic on the forefront in protecting the nation from illicit drugs and the mischief they cause. 'Consistently Border Force officers hold onto Class A drugs worth a huge number of pounds. Working with law implementation associates like the National Crime Agency (NCA) we are resolved to forestall drug dealing.' 

NCA Dover branch tasks director Darren Herbert included: 'This seizure is additional proof of the manner in which criminal systems are endeavoring to abuse the coronavirus flare-up to their own closures, covering this heap of drugs with what might appear crucial defensive hardware. 'We are currently examining who was behind this endeavor, however what is clear is that they have endured a considerable shot. At UK road costs this take may have raised more than £1 million once debased and chop down – benefit that they have now been denied.' 

Later that night, cocaine worth more than £2 million was removed the lanes as a feature of a different proactive drugs and tax evasion activity drove by the National Crime Agency and Metropolitan Police Service. 

   Second batch of cocaine worth €2 million discovered in the county Kent UK (Picture: PA)

Agents from the Organized Crime Partnership arrested capture two men matured 32 and 29 on doubt of class A drug supply offenses in Gravesend, Kent, in the wake of holding onto 20 kilos of cocaine from a van. A third man who fled the area is presently needed regarding the examination. Officers executed a court order at a location in a similar road, where a further four kilos of cocaine was found and a multi year-elderly person was arrested on doubt of providing drugs. Further pursuits of a second Gravesend property prompted roughly £300,000 in real money being recuperated.