NCA investigates after UK Border Force seized £80M of cocaine from a Panama shipment at London Gateway port, uncovering a major trafficking route hidden among legitimate goods bound for Norway

The drugs were discovered inside a shipping container arriving from Panama, concealed among legitimate goods including ceramics and kitchenware and destined for onward shipment to Norway. The seizure forms part of ongoing international efforts to disrupt large-scale drug trafficking networks, with the NCA now working with global partners to trace the criminal supply chain behind the shipment…