Cocaine worth £37m seized from boat off Suffolk coast

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Cocaine worth £37m seized from boat off Suffolk coast
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Two men are charged after a multi-agency operation discovers 350kg of the drugs.

The National Crime Agency has seized millions of pounds of cocaine from a boat found off the coast south of LowestoftThe

The boat was successfully stopped and seized before being searched by NCA officers who found 350kg of cocaine hidden under tarpaulin. Bruce Knowles, 55, of Dereham, Norfolk, and Ferhat Gumrukguoglu, 31, from the Netherlands, have been charged with importing a controlled drug.on Tuesday, was remanded in custody until his next appearance on 23 July.Paul Orchard, from the NCA, said: "This is a very significant seizure of cocaine and will be a huge loss for the organised crime group involved in smuggling it into the UK.

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