Yorkshire man in court after £53m cocaine seizure at port
A Yorkshire man has appeared in court after police seized cocaine worth an estimated £53m last week.
Officers from the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit and the Border Force seized 536kg of cocaine at the London Gateway port, near Thurrock in Essex, on Friday (Feb 13).
A 44-year-old man from Goole was arrested in Manchester in connection with the seizure and also with a separate charge of conspiracy to import 872 kilos of cannabis in November 2025.
He appeared at Leeds Magistrates Court on Monday (Feb 16) and is due to appear at Leeds Crown Court in March for his next appearance.
Ramona Senior, head of YHROCU, said: “By working in partnership with UK Border Force, we have made a significant disruption to the supply of harmful drugs coming into Yorkshire and the Humber.”
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