Nine British suspects are arrested after police smash gang allegedly importing cocaine to the UK in boxes of frozen broccoli
Daily MailPolice have busted a gang that was allegedly importing cocaine and other drugs into the UK via boxes of frozen broccoli, leading to the arrest of nine British suspects. Footage released by the National Police showed investigators opening the boxes of frozen vegetables to find countless blocks of drugs, such as a type of cannabis labelled Banana Kush. Footage released by the National Police showed investigators opening the boxes of frozen broccoli to find countless blocks of drugs Officers in Spain seized two-and-a-half tonnes of cannabis and 187 kilos of cocaine during property searches and a raid on a warehouse in Guadalajara 40 miles north-east of Madrid A number of blocks of cannabis were labelled Banana Kush In October, officers found out one of the shipments from the this warehouse, consisting of three pallets with boxes of broccoli, had been sent to Manchester. In October, officers found out one of the shipments from the this warehouse, consisting of three pallets with boxes of broccoli, had been sent to Manchester The successful raid led to several arrests, with seven of the suspects being held in Britain and the other two in Spain 'Meanwhile two members of the organisation who were in Spain began preparing a new shipment of boxes of frozen broccoli.