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| Cocaine haul worth £15m is seized | Cocaine haul worth £15m is seized |
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| Police have seized cocaine worth an estimated street value of £15m. | Police have seized cocaine worth an estimated street value of £15m. |
| Cumbria police said the drugs were discovered when two lorries trying to enter the UK at the port of Harwich in Essex were stopped and searched. | Cumbria police said the drugs were discovered when two lorries trying to enter the UK at the port of Harwich in Essex were stopped and searched. |
| Seven men, including a man from Kendal, were arrested and addresses in Cumbria, Lancashire, Lincs and Nottinghamshire were searched. | |
| The two vehicles are believed to have come from Holland and were targeted as part of a long-running investigation. | The two vehicles are believed to have come from Holland and were targeted as part of a long-running investigation. |
| Police in Cumbria, Lancashire and HM Customs say drugs were only found in one of the lorries, but both vehicles are connected to the smuggling ring. | Police in Cumbria, Lancashire and HM Customs say drugs were only found in one of the lorries, but both vehicles are connected to the smuggling ring. |
| One of the men arrested is a 49-year-old from Kendal. | One of the men arrested is a 49-year-old from Kendal. |
| On-going operations | On-going operations |
| Detective Chief Inspector Jeff Ashton, of Cumbria CID, said: "There are also on-going operations with about five other forces to trace others suspected of being involved. | Detective Chief Inspector Jeff Ashton, of Cumbria CID, said: "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." |