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A German truck driver has pleaded not guilty after cocaine with an estimated street value of £50 million was found stuffed inside tyres on the back of a lorry.
The huge drugs seizure was made in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday evening, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
Border Force officers had been carrying out checks on vehicles entering the UK when the discovery was made.
The agency said it remained determined to disrupt organised crime despite the challenges posed by coronavirus.
Packages containing 1,036lb (470kg) of drugs had been stuffed inside tyres that were being transported from the Netherlands on the back of the lorry.
The seizure was referred to the NCA, which has launched an investigation.
The lorry driver, 56-year-old Kawus Rafiei, from Riedbahn in Germany, was questioned and later charged with the importation of a controlled substance.
Cont'd:
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-truck-driver-pleads-not-guilty-after-50m-cocaine-haul-seized/20/03/
The huge drugs seizure was made in Dover, Kent, on Wednesday evening, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.
Border Force officers had been carrying out checks on vehicles entering the UK when the discovery was made.
The agency said it remained determined to disrupt organised crime despite the challenges posed by coronavirus.
Packages containing 1,036lb (470kg) of drugs had been stuffed inside tyres that were being transported from the Netherlands on the back of the lorry.
The seizure was referred to the NCA, which has launched an investigation.
The lorry driver, 56-year-old Kawus Rafiei, from Riedbahn in Germany, was questioned and later charged with the importation of a controlled substance.
Cont'd:
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/german-truck-driver-pleads-not-guilty-after-50m-cocaine-haul-seized/20/03/
