British authorities seize cocaine worth more than $ 130 million in a ship in London Port

British authorities have seized 2.4 metric tonnes of cocaine in a ship arriving in England from Panama, the authorities announced on Saturday, calling it one of the largest drug busts in the United Kingdom.

Medicines, assessed at $ 132 million, were found under containers on a ship at the port of London Gateway, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after what the officials said they were an intelligence operation.

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The British Interior Ministry, the Home Office, said it was the sixth greatest recorded cocaine crisis.

The shipping containers are waiting to be treated at the port of London Gateway, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary in the east of London, in England, on February 5, 2025. (Photo ap)

The maritime director of the British border force, Charlie Eastauugh, said that the crisis was “only an example of how maritime officers of the border forces are dedicated to a step ahead of the criminal gangs that threaten our security.

“Our message to these criminals is clear – more than ever before, we use the International Intelligence and Cooperation of the Application of Laws to disturb and dismantle your operations.”

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Great Britain is one of the largest European markets for cocaine, according to the National Crime Agency. The British government claims that deaths related to cocaine in England and Wales increased by 31% between 2022 and 2023.