£80m cocaine plot rumbled after gang took advantage of lorry driver’s tea break
Police recovered 780kg of cocaine with a street value of more than £80 million

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£80m cocaine plot rumbled after gang took advantage of lorry driver’s tea break (opens Evening Standard in a new tab)
A gang of men were spotted removing packages from the vehicle, and police were called in.
£80m cocaine plot unravelled after lorry driver stopped at burger van (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Police found 78kg of the class A drug in total
Trio sentenced over £80m cocaine smuggling plot unravelled by lorry driver's pit stop (opens Evening Standard in a new tab)
Police recovered 780kg of cocaine with a street value of more than £80 million


