More than 130 million dollars in cocaine that were recovered from ships in the port of London by the UK authorities

The authorities said on Saturday, seized 2.4 metric tons of cocaine in a ship that reaches England from Panama.

Medicines, which are worth 96 million pounds ($ 132 million), were found under containers on a ship in the port of London Gate, east of the British capital. The shipment was discovered after the officials said it was a process led by intelligence.

The Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Interior, said it was the sixth largest cocaine on the record.

Charlie Esto, the naval director of the UK border force, said the seizure “was just an example of the extent to which the maritime border officers were allocated one step away from the criminal gangs that threaten our security.

He said, “Our message to these criminals is clear-more than ever. We use intelligence cooperation and enforce international law to disrupt and dismantle your operations,” he said.

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

Last week, and The Mexican navy seized 3.5 tons of cocaine Hide in a semi -legal bowl off the Pacific Coast, and the release of a video from “NARCO Sub” It is intercepted.

In April, the American Coast Guard crew approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine from a hunting boat in the Atlantic Ocean, The agency said. The distances were worth an estimated $ 74 million.