£200k of ketamine found at East Midlands Airport- disguised in coffee bags
A 27 year old man was arrested and bailed.
A man has been arrested after Border force officials uncovered a parcel containing 7kg of ketamine at East Midlands Airport.
The packages, made to look like packets of coffee had a potential street value of approximately £200,000.
It was delivered from an address in Dusseldorf, Germany and was for an address in Chippendale Street, in the Lenton area of Nottingham.
The package was examined by Border Force on 30 October and the controlled drugs discovered.
Following inquiries, Nottinghamshire Police officers arrested a 27-year-old man on suspicion of importing Class B drugs into the UK.
The suspect was questioned and bailed pending further investigation.
PC Daniel Mottishaw, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “The combined efforts of Nottinghamshire Police and Border Force have £200,000 worth of ketamine from plaguing our streets.
“The sale of such drugs is controlled by gangs who inflict violence and exploitation in our communities.
“I’d like to thank our colleagues in Border Force for the role they played in intercepting this consignment.
“Such collaboration shows our collective determination to tackle organised criminal groups head on, and stem the supply of harmful drugs.
“We will continue to work to disrupt criminals who prey on the vulnerable and seek to profit from other people’s misery by selling illegal drugs which we know has a hugely detrimental impact on our communities.”