Man arrested after 250 kilos of cannabis discovered in shipping container at Southampton Docks

The bags of cannabis were found in a coverload of metal tool chests and cabinets. Credit: National Crime Agency

A man has been arrested after a quarter ton of cannabis was discovered in a shipping container at Southampton Docks.

Officers made the seizure as part of a National Crime Agency investigation.

The Agency said the consignment were hidden in a coverload of metal tool chests and cabinets.

NCA officers launched an investigation after Border Force colleagues discovered the Class B drugs in a shipping container on 26 July.

On Tuesday, officers arrested a man in his 30s from Grays, Essex, in connection with the failed importation.

He was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.

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