Border Force officers at Heathrow have seized cocaine with a street value of £750,000 that was hidden in the skins of plantains.
The banana-like fruits, which had arrived in a shipment from Accra, Ghana, had been hollowed out, filled with cocaine and the skins resealed.
They were hidden amongst a larger shipment of fruits and vegetables.
The fruits had been hollowed out
Some 7.5 tonnes of cannabis with a street value of £4.3 million was found on Thursday in a shipment also originating from Accra, the biggest drugs seizure at Heathrow in three years. Authorities believe that the two cases are connected.
Marc Owen, Heathrow Director for Border Force, said: “It seems likely that the same criminal gangs were involved in both of these two smuggling attempts. This means that in just two days we have put a £5million dent in their profits."
The seizure had a street value of £750,000
Owen added: "These two seizures demonstrate the success we're having in disrupting criminal smugglers and keeping illegal drugs off the streets of the UK."