Border Force makes record cannabis seizure worth £139m

• Border Force officers seized 12 tonnes of cannabis , valued at approximately £139 million, at Southampton Port.
• The record-breaking haul was discovered on May 6 in 1,200 boxes across two shipping containers that had arrived from Canada.
• This interception represents the largest-ever cannabis seizure by Border Force, surpassing the previous record by four tonnes.
• The operation was a collaborative effort involving Home Office intelligence analysts, Canadian officials and UK law enforcement.
• Following the seizure, the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit arrested three individuals on suspicion of facilitating importations.