A Polish lorry driver has been jailed for 12 years after £1.25 million of heroin was found hidden inside a delivery of crisps.
Dariusz Urban, 49, was caught as he drove his lorry into Harwich International Port in Essex on April 15 this year after law enforcement hacked an encrypted communication network used by organised crime groups.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) read encrypted messages and tipped off Border Force officers, who were waiting for the driver to arrive.
Officers found 25kg of heroin hidden in Urban’s cover load of crisps. The 50 packets of drugs were stashed inside two steel vehicle ramps inside the truck.
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