250 kg of cannabis with a street value of around £527,000 was seized on August 29.
Officers from the UK border agency stopped a lorry after it arrived on a ferry from Bilbao in northern Spain.After searching the vehicle, the drugs were discovered hidden in some furniture.Two male lorry drivers, both UK nationals, have been arrested and will be released on bail until January 27, 2009.
Carole Upshall, regional director south of UKBA said: 'This is an excellent result. Smugglers are criminals who are only out to make a profit.'They do not care about the harm that they cause by smuggling, whether it is drugs, dangerous counterfeit cigarettes or illegal immigrants.'
Bob Gaiger, HM Revenue & Customs spokesman in the South, said: 'Regional ports like Portsmouth should not be seen as a soft touch by smugglers.'
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