Record €344m cocaine haul

A RECORD £300 million (€344m) haul of cocaine has been seized and six alleged members of an international drugs gang arrested.

A total of 1.2 tonnes of cocaine, with a purity of 90%, was found hidden inside a 65ft pleasure cruiser at Southampton docks in June.

It is the biggest haul of Class A drugs ever found in Britain, officials from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said.