General · 18 August 2026

Border Force seizes £160 million in drugs at Southampton port

Police discovered cocaine and cannabis with a value exceeding £160 million at Southampton Port within a single month. Border Force officers discovered 477kg of cocaine on June 28, followed by another 530kg later that day, both hidden in banana shipments. A further 960kg of cocaine was seized on July 10, along with 290kg of cannabis days later.

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