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Two charged as £75m of cocaine seized at Southampton Docks

Two men from Wirral and Smethwick were charged after Border Force and the National Crime Agency seized 943kg of cocaine worth about £75 million in a banana shipment.

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Border Force officers seized a "massive" haul of Class A drugs hidden in banana pallets.

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£75 million of cocaine found hidden in pallets of bananas at Southampton Docks

Two men have been charged after £75m of cocaine was found hidden inside pallets of bananas at Southampton Docks.

·Southampton, United Kingdom
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Two charged as £75m of cocaine seized at Southampton Docks

Border Force officers seized a "massive" haul of Class A drugs hidden in banana pallets.

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'Massive amount' of cocaine found in shipping container of bananas at UK dock

Two men have been charged over the discovery of £75m worth of cocaine, which was found hidden among pallets of bananas at Southampton Docks.

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Wirral man charged after £75m haul of cocaine seized at Southampton Docks

The Class A drugs were seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK.

·Merseyside, United Kingdom
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Two charged after £75m of cocaine stashed in banana pallets seized

The class A drugs were seized at Southampton docks after the container had sailed from South America

·Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Man arrested after £75m of cocaine found hidden in banana pallets

Almost a ton of cocaine has been seized

·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Birmingham Mail broke the news in Birmingham, United Kingdom on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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