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Arrests after ‘significant’ 400kg cocaine seizure

Four men have been arrested after a “significant” drugs haul was seized from a fishing boat off the coast of Kent. Border Force officers said they intercepted the vessel at sea on Sunday morning and discovered 400kg of cocaine. Three men on board, aged 64, 45 and 25, were arrested on suspicion of importing class A drugs and taken into police custody to be questioned by National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators. A fourth man, aged 36, was arrested in Rainham, east London, said the NCA. NCA operations manager Jules Harriman said: “This amount of cocaine will represent a significant loss for the organized crime group that attempted to import it into the UK. Photos, more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 17:30