Man arrested following drugs find at Portsmouth continental ferry port - Portsmouth Today: "Cannabis worth almost £500,000 was seized following a swoop at Portsmouth's continental ferry port.
UK Border Agency officers found 170kg of the class B drug hidden in a lorry carrying household goods on its arrival at the port from Santander in Spain.
They found the huge haul of cannabis resin hidden inside the trailer after searching the lorry
on Sunday.
The driver – a 38-year-old UK national – was arrested and later taken for questioning at Portsmouth Central police station.
He has since been bailed while further enquiries are made.
The cannabis is currently being tested to check exactly how much it was worth. However its estimated street value according to the UK Border Agency is about £489,000."
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