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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Emily Pennink

INSANE: Ps80m cocaine plot unravelled after lorry driver stopped at burger van - The Real Truth

Cocaine Police Northamptonshire Police Richard Marks KC Metropolitan Police
Northamptonshire Police seized cocaine worth more than £80 million -

A cocaine haul worth £80 million was recovered by police after the driver of the lorry it was hidden in stopped to buy a cup of tea from a roadside burger van.

Witnesses at the layby in Northampton then saw a grey Transit van pull up, before a group of men removed large, wrapped packages from the lorry before fleeing the scene.

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