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Cocaine in false bottom suitcase at Gatwick
Cocaine worth
£160,000 was found by officers from the UK Border Agency in the
false bottom of a suitcase at Gatwick Airport.
The four kilos of cocaine were discovered when officers searched
the baggage off a flight from Bridgetown, Barbados, on Tuesday 9
March.
Nick Crouch, Assistant Director of UK Border
Agency at Gatwick said:
"This was a good find
by UK Border Agency officers which relied upon their vigilance.
"It is especially encouraging as it demonstrates that
the strike by the PCS union has not caused the level of disruption
intended to our round the clock protection of the border to
protect the UK from harm."
A 40-year-old woman
from London has been charged with the illegal importation of a
controlled drug.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1. The UK Border Agency was launched on 3 April 2008, bringing in a single force to protect our borders, control migration for the benefit of the country, prevent border tax fraud, smuggling and immigration crime and make quick and fair decisions on asylum claims.
Contacts:
NDS Enquiries
Phone: For enquiries please contact the above department
ndsenquiries@coi.gsi.gov.uk
