A 400kg stash of heroin was found on a ship in Felixstowe, with a total street value of almost £40 million More here:
Almost 400kg of heroin has been found hidden under towels and bathrobes in a shipping container in Felixstowe.The National Crime Agency had been tracking a ship heading to Antwerp in Belgium and suspected it was carrying a large shipment of drugs.On Friday, the day after it docked at the Suffolk port, Border Force and NCA officers removed the container.
After the drugs had been taken out, the container was put back on the ship, which travelled on to Antwerp.Officers watched as a lorry collected the container from Belgium and took it to Rotterdam in the Netherlands.More from UK
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