£1.5 million pounds of cocaine seized
27 January 2012
The Metropolitan Police Special Projects Team (SCD7) has today (Friday 27 January) arrested eight members of an organised criminal network with conspiracy to supply approximately 11 kilos of cocaine with an estimated street vale of over 1.5 million pounds.
As a result of the proactive led surveillance operation, three arrests were made in Northampton where offices made the seizure of the cocaine and approximately £170,000 cash from a haulage company. All three currently remain in custody.
The remaining five people were arrested in the London boroughs of Bexley, Southwark and Kingston and approximately £30,000 cash was also recovered at these address after officers carried out extensive searches.
Detective Inspector Sarah Staff of the Special Projects Team said: “Approximately 11 kilos of cocaine which was no doubt bound for London’s streets and beyond has been removed from circulation today.
The seizure has disrupted a significant supply of cocaine and we hope that it will reinforce the message that the Met will continue to combat those criminal networks who intend on flooding the streets with class A drugs”.