Three arrested after record-breaking £139m cannabis seizure

Three arrested after record-breaking £139m cannabis seizure 3 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Angharad Thomas BBC Wales SWROCU Huge amount of cannabis were recovered from containers Three people from south Wales have been arrested after a record £139m cannabis seizure. Police said 12 tonnes of cannabis had been recovered from containers on 6 May, in transit to a port on the south coast of England. The cannabis, which had been imported from Canada to the UK, had an estimated street value of £139m. Two men and one woman, aged in their 30s and 40s and from Merthyr Tydfil, and Ebbw Vale and Abertillery in Blaenau Gwent, were arrested on Tuesday morning. SWROCU The cannabis had an estimated street value of £139m The investigation was launched after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) intercepted a shipment of cannabis destined for the UK. Investigators later identified two containers which had 12 tonnes of cannabis stored in 1,200 boxes, in transit to Southampton Port. South West Regional Organised Unit (SWROCU) then executed warrants at the three suspects' homes in south Wales on 16 June. All three suspects were arrested on suspicion of facilitating the importations and are currently in police custody. UK government minister for migration and citizenship, Mike Tapp MP, described the seizure as "record-breaking" and said the importing of drugs to the UK was a "vile trade". More top stories Bonnie Tyler out of coma but 'very unwell' after emergency surgery Canadian lynx one of big cat sightings in Welsh countryside Barman raises a glass after £3.5m Omaze house win Cannabis Wales Abertillery Merthyr Tydfil Ebbw Vale