British authorities have seized 2.4 tons of cocaine on board a ship from Panama that arrived in London. It is one of the largest seizures of narcotics in the country in several years, according to the authorities.
The narcotics, which are valued at 96 million pounds, were found under containers after an intelligence operation.
The United Kingdom is one of Europe's largest markets for cocaine, according to the national police authority NCA. Between the years 2022 and 2023, the number of cocaine-related deaths in England and Wales increased by 31 percent, according to the government.
