£10 Million Worth Of Cocaine Found Underwater Off Kent Coast By Divers

£10 Million Worth Of Cocaine Found Underwater Off Kent Coast By Divers

Cocaine that is estimated to be worth about £10 million has reportedly been seized once it was found hidden deep within a container vessel at a port based in Kent.

The drugs, which weighed 137 kg, were discovered on a Panamanian-registered vessel that was loaded with bananas.

Credit: nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk

They had reportedly been placed in four huge holdalls that were kept hidden under the water line in the sea chest, an intake zone for seawater to aid stability.

The vessel was destined for...

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