{"id":4788,"date":"2026-04-11T23:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4788"},"modified":"2026-04-11T23:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T23:32:57","slug":"u-k-authorities-seize-5-tons-of-cocaine-worth-over-500-million-from-banana-red-wine-shipments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4788","title":{"rendered":"U.K. authorities seize 5 tons of cocaine worth over $500 million from banana, red wine shipments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Border agents in the United Kingdom have seized about five tons of cocaine at a single port in just under a month, the country&#8217;s Home Office said on social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The drugs are estimated to be worth over \u00a3400 million, or about $538 million, the agency said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The drugs were seized at London Gateway, a deep-sea container port about 30 miles from London. It is the second-largest port in England and handles large container ships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Home Office said &#8220;criminal gangs attempted to evade detection&#8221; by hiding drugs in other cargo, including inside a banana shipment and on a vat of South American wine. Photos show the drugs inside cargo containers and inside shipments, as well as spread out on a building floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-twitter-tweet embed--float-none embed--size-medium lazyload\" data-require=\"third-party\/twitter-widgets\">\n<div class=\"embed__content-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Border Force seized around five tonnes of cocaine at London Gateway in under a month, estimated to be worth over \u00a3400 million.<\/p>\n<p>Criminal gangs attempted to evade detection by concealing drugs in a banana shipment and on a vat of South American wine. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z5JMk3fnWW\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/Z5JMk3fnWW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Home Office (@ukhomeoffice) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ukhomeoffice\/status\/2042958344164643149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Home Office did not say if any arrests have been made as part of the seizures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first major bust at a London port in recent weeks. Three men were charged after allegedly attempting to smuggle nearly $100 million worth of cocaine through England&#8217;s Southampton Docks in March. The three men, who were all arrested and will next appear in court on April 17, hid the drugs in a banana shipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In February 2024, another Southampton Docks banana shipment was found to be holding\u00a0<span class=\"link\">more than 12,500 pounds of cocaine<\/span>. At the time, it was the country&#8217;s largest recorded single seizure of illicit drugs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Authorities around the world have found drugs smuggled inside banana shipments. Greek police <span class=\"link\">seized nearly 600 pounds<\/span> of cocaine inside a banana shipment in August 2025. 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