Four men arrested after £40m of cocaine found in village pub car park
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFour men have been arrested after £40m of cocaine was found in a van in a village pub car park. Around 500kg of the drug was discovered in the back of a Vauxhall Vivaro in the car park in Lelley, East Yorkshire, the National Crime Agency said.
Officers believe a few hours before the haul was found it had been transferred to shore in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) travelling from a larger vessel off the Hull coast.
The RHIB was abandoned at Easington Beach, the NCA added. The beach is around 18 miles from the Stags Head Inn in Lelley, where the drugs “with a potential street value of around £40m” were found. READ MORE: 'We could get 20 deaths tomorrow': The new super-strong drug causing panic in Piccadilly Gardens A 22-year-old from Argyll, a 32-year-old from Oban and a 24-year-old from Campbeltown, all in Scotland, were arrested at 8.30am on Saturday in Lelley, as well as a 39-year-old from Colombia, the NCA added.
Senior investigating officer Alan French said: “This was a significant amount of cocaine and its seizure will be a sizeable blow to the organised crime group which attempted to smuggle it into the UK.
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