Large £1.6 million cocaine seizure made in Northern Ireland

The 20-kilo haul, worth an estimated £1.6 million, was discovered hidden inside an empty fuel tank being transported. File Picture: Niall Carson/PA

One of the biggest cocaine seizures in recent years has been made in Northern Ireland.

The 20-kilo haul, worth an estimated £1.6 million, was discovered hidden inside an empty fuel tank being transported in a van which had just arrived into Belfast port on a ferry from Birkenhead on Monday, February 22.