A record quantity of cocaine with a street value of £300m has been seized by the UK Border Agency.
The haul of 1.2 tons was discovered on a luxury yacht after a search which lasted six days.The Dutch registered yacht, Louise, first aroused the suspicions of French authorities while she was docked in the Caribbean.
Its owners then loaded the vessel onto a ship transporter bound for Holland
It made a scheduled stop in Southampton at the end of May where it was intercepted.
Officials from the UK Border Agency and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) searched the vessel.
The drugs were eventually found hidden deep beneath the bathing platform of the boat.