Cocaine worth £100million has been discovered hidden in a shipping container - disguised as fruit.More than a tonne of the deadly class A drug, which is believed to have been packaged in Colombia, was disguised as banana pulp.But the 1,060kg shipment - earmarked for the Belgian city of Antwerp - was discovered at a depot in Essex by Border Force officers, the Home Office has revealed.The concealed drugs were discovered as part of routine inspections at the London Gateway depot in Essex last month, hidden in a shipping container docked at the port.Home Secretary Priti Patel said: "Drugs fuel criminality and destroy lives."Class A drugs such as cocaine inflict unimaginable damage on to our citizens and communities, shattering lives and.
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