Three arrested after record-breaking £139m cannabis seizure
Summary
Three people from south Wales were arrested after police seized 12 tonnes of cannabis worth £139 million. The drugs were imported from Canada and found in containers heading to a port in southern England.Key Facts
- The seizure involved 12 tonnes of cannabis stored in 1,200 boxes.
- The estimated street value of the cannabis is £139 million.
- The shipment was intercepted by the Canada Border Services Agency before reaching the UK.
- Police located the containers while they were in transit to Southampton Port.
- Three suspects, two men and one woman from south Wales, were arrested on suspicion of helping import the drugs.
- Warrants were executed at their homes on 16 June by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit.
- All three are currently in police custody.
- A UK government minister described the seizure as "record-breaking" and called drug importation a serious crime.
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