Watch as the National Crime Agency seizes hundreds of packs of cocaine with a street value of around £450 million at Southampton Port.

The class A drug bust is the largest ever haul in the UK and the NCA has said the illicit drugs were heading to the Port of Hamburg in Germany for onward delivery.

The previous largest UK seizure was 3.7 tonnes of cocaine which was found at Southampton Port in 2022.

Smuggled into the UK alongside crates of bananas from South America, the NCA discovered the huge shipment on February 8.

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The NCA has said that the domestic cocaine market is dominated by criminal gangs who it believes to be making around £4 billion a year in the UK alone.

Cocaine trafficking is closely linked to serious violence throughout the supply chain, including firearms and knife crime in the UK.

The agency added that the cocaine trade has seen an exponential rise in associated violence in the past few years.

Minister for legal migration and the border, Tom Pursglove, said: “This Government takes a zero-tolerance approach to the supply of illegal drugs, and I am grateful to dedicated Border Force officers and the NCA for their work to apprehend this record-breaking seizure.

“This seizure sends a clear message to criminals that they will be caught. Our Border Force officers continue to work relentlessly to protect our borders and ensure the safety and security of the public.”