£10m of ketamine found in 20 black bin bags in Pontefract as three charged
Three men have been charged with drugs offences following the seizure of ketamine worth an estimated £10 million in Pontefract – believed to be the UK’s second largest single seizure of the drug.
Officers recovered approximately 500kg of ketamine at an address in Rose Avenue, Upton, Pontefract, in an operation led by officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit.
Three men were arrested during the operation on Wednesday evening, West Yorkshire Police said.
Curtis Binns, 32, of Sunny Avenue, Upton, has been charged with possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply and money laundering.
Paul Turner, 40, of Common Lane, Upton, has been charged with possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply.
Christopher Wills, 42, from Wolverhampton, has been charged with supplying a Class B drug.
They have been remanded to appear at Leeds Magistrates Court on Friday.