Heroin worth £120m found at Felixstowe in ‘UK’s biggest haul’ (BBC)

Nearly 1.3 tonnes of heroin with a street value of £120m has been found in what is thought to be the UK’s largest ever seizure of the drug.

The drugs were found concealed in towels and bathrobes on a container ship after it docked in Suffolk.

National Crime Agency (NCA) officers removed the drugs and returned the container before tracking it to the Netherlands and making arrests.

The ship docked in Felixstowe, where it was intercepted by the NCA. Read more