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| Cocaine haul worth £13m is seized | Cocaine haul worth £13m is seized |
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| Police have made what is believed to be one of the UK's largest seizures of cocaine, with a street value estimated at £13m. | Police have made what is believed to be one of the UK's largest seizures of cocaine, with a street value estimated at £13m. |
| Cumbria Police said the drugs were discovered when two vehicles entering a UK port were stopped and searched. | Cumbria Police said the drugs were discovered when two vehicles entering a UK port were stopped and searched. |
| The port was outside the Cumbria force area but details are not being released for "operational reasons". | The port was outside the Cumbria force area but details are not being released for "operational reasons". |
| Six men were arrested, and addresses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are being searched. | Six men were arrested, and addresses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are being searched. |
| The two vehicles were targeted as they entered the UK from mainland Europe on Saturday morning following a long-running Cumbria Police investigation alongside Lancashire Police and HM Customs. | |
| On-going operations | On-going operations |
| Detective Chief Inspector Jeff Ashton, of Cumbria CID, said: "At this stage I don't want to disclose further details of how or where the seizure took place. | |
| "This is because six males have been arrested and they are in custody awaiting interview. | "This is because six males have been arrested and they are in custody awaiting interview. |
| "There are also on-going operations with about five other forces to trace others suspected of being involved. | "There are also on-going operations with about five other forces to trace others suspected of being involved. |
| "A number of private and business addresses across the UK are being raided." | "A number of private and business addresses across the UK are being raided." |
| He added: "I am absolutely delighted with the success of this operation and the fact that we have prevented such a large quantity of cocaine from reaching the streets of Britain." | He added: "I am absolutely delighted with the success of this operation and the fact that we have prevented such a large quantity of cocaine from reaching the streets of Britain." |