AMSTERDAM: Drugs worth more than £8million have been seized at the North Shields ferry terminal. Several hundred packages of cannabis resin and herbal cannabis were discovered within the load.A 35-year-old man from the Netherlands was arrested and has been bailed pending further enquiries.
Border Force officers found 1.3 tonnes of cannabis resin concealed in a lorry arriving from the Netherlands on February 7.After intercepting the lorry, which had arrived on a sailing from Ijmuiden carrying crates of bark, Border Force officers boarded the vehicle and carried out a search.
Following the seizure, an investigation is being carried out by officers from the National Crime Agency’s Border Policing Command.
Assistant Director Border Force North East Command Christina Brown said: “Cannabis and other illegal drugs are known to be linked with serious and organised crime, which has a devastating impact on our communities.This seizure by our officers means a significant quantity of drugs has failed to reach the streets and demonstrates Border Force’s commitment to keeping them out of the UK.”
