Northern Ireland driver bailed after £4m stash of cannabis found in lorry-load of pizza cheese

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A huge cannabis haul with an estimated street value of almost £4 million was found among a lorry-load of pizza cheese understood to be destined for Northern Ireland.

The lorry was stopped by Border Force officers at the inward freight controls at Dover’s Eastern Docks.

Approximately 380kgs of cannabis were seized, worth around £3.8 million.

The drugs were found in the early hours of Tuesday in a British-registered lorry and its load of pizza cheese.

The investigation was passed to the National Crime Agency and a 46-year-old man from Ballymoney was detained and then bailed while enquiries continue.

Paul Morgan, Director of Border Force South East and Europe, said: “Seizures like this demonstrate how Border Force officers are at the forefront of the fight to keep illegal drugs and other banned substances out of the UK.

“Working with law enforcement colleagues like the NCA we are determined to do all...

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