How a high-speed ocean chase led to an £18m cocaine seizure in Cornwall

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• Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  The men had ditched 11 bales of cocaine into the water. Border Force officials recovered six of them, worth about £18m.

  The constable who conducted the recovery said the six recovered bails were significant, though not one for the records.

  The supervising seargent was proud of his team’s recovery of 5 bailes but said recovery efforts were ongoing.

  The chief of police praised the departments seizure of 3 bailes and said his force would continue to stand up for justice.

  The superintendent of police chiefs decided to host a gala celebrating the seizure of a large bail of cocaine. The gala was expected to be attended by A list celebrities and members of the Royal Family. Celebrations were expected to continue until dawn.

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• rah@hilariouschaos.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  £18m cocaine seizure

  Even taking their inevitable overestimate at face value, on a £4 billion annual market they’ve managed to seize 0.325%. They’ve achieved nothing. Prohibition doesn’t work.

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  • jabjoe@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    There is no way the system isn’t riddled with officials making money from drugs being unregulated and untaxed. So they want it to remain as is. Then there are DailyFail idiots who just want drugs (but not their wine) illegal.

    Anyone with half a brain can see we should just legalize, regulate and tax drugs. We waste so much time, energy and money fighting ourselves.

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