"Record Cocaine Seizure: UK Police Uncover £450m Haul in Banana Shipment"
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British authorities seized a record 5.7 tons of cocaine, valued at over $570 million, at the port of Southampton, believed to be destined for Hamburg, Germany. The National Crime Agency (NCA) described it as the largest seizure of Class A drugs ever in the UK and a significant blow to international organized crime cartels, estimating that the illicit cocaine market in the UK generates around £4 billion a year for criminal gangs.
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