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The men are suspected of picking up the drugs to bring them to shore where they would be transported to an onward location
Packages of cocaine were seized from the boat
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of importing drugs after several hundred kilos of cocaine were seized on a inflatable speedboat.
The four, including two UK nationals, an Albanian man and a Greek national, are being quizzed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) after their high-powered rigid hulled inflatable boat was intercepted by the NCA off Somerset in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Packages of cocaine were seized from the boat
News in 90 Seconds, Friday August 1
They were stopped after they used the boat to travel out to sea where it is believed a cargo vessel had dropped off the cocaine.
The men are suspected of picking up the drugs to bring them to shore where they would be transported to an onward location.
The NCA said in a statement that they are investigating potential links with cargo vessels in the area at the time of the incident.
“This is a fast-moving, intelligence led investigation by the NCA, with the support of partners including Border Force, the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit, Avon and Somerset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police,” NCA Regional Head of Investigations Gavin Webb said
“The NCA is confronting and dealing with at-sea drugs drop-offs as a priority, focusing on protecting the public, and ensuring illegal drugs do not make it to UK shores.
“Our investigation is ongoing and those arrested remain in custody.”