The Class A drugs were seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in had sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK.
Acting in partnership with the National Crime Agency, Border Force officers opened the container and found 943kg of cocaine with a street value of around £75m among pallets of bananas.
On Wednesday (March 18), two men were charged with importing Class A drugs.
The Class A drugs were seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in had sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK (Image: National Crime Agency)
Daniel Dumitru, 37, of Reginald Road, Smethwick, West Midlands, and Andrew Smyth, 46, of West Park Gardens, Prenton are due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court today (Thursday, March 19).
NCA Branch Commander Saju Sasikumar said: “This is a massive amount of cocaine which was destined for the streets of the UK.
The Class A drugs were seized at Southampton Docks after the container they were in had sailed from Nicaragua via Panama to the UK (Image: National Crime Agency)
“The supply of Class A drugs badly damages society by bringing violence and addiction to our communities.
“Seizing these drugs deprives the crime group behind the importation of huge profits that cannot be ploughed back into further offending.”