 The cocaine was broken down into 1kg packets |
Customs officers in Portsmouth have seized a haul of cocaine worth over �2.5m hidden in a cargo of onions. The 50kg stash was found in a lorry which arrived on a Brittany Ferries vessel from Caen.
Officers stopped the vehicle as it disembarked at Portsmouth docks at around "!)) on Friday.
The Spanish driver, Jean-Paul Abad, appeared before magistrates on Monday charged with attempting to smuggle class A drugs.
The drugs were found, broken down into one kilogram packets, hidden amongst packages of onions.
He was remanded in custody and will appear again on 5 May.