Men charged after £66m of cocaine and heroin found in lorry at Hull docks
Six men have been charged in connection with the seizure of drugs worth more than £66 million in Hull.
UK Border Force officers stopped a Scania HGV at the King George Docks in May this year.
A search of the lorry uncovered haul of around 58kg of cocaine and almost 84kg of heroin, believed to have a combined street value of about £66,502,000.
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Hide AdGreater Manchester Police said today that six men had been charged with two counts of conspiracy to fraudulently evade any duty,prohibition or provision and two counts of conspiracy to supply a Class A drug.
They are all due to appear at Manchester Crown Court on August 31.