Border Force officers discovered 2.9 tonnes of cocaine concealed in a shipment of bananas from South America at London Gateway Port in Thurrock. The drugs were removed, and the container was tracked to a site near Buntingford, where nine men were arrested. 2.9 tonnes of cocaine was discovered among the shipment (Image: NCA)Dave Phillips, senior investigating officer at the National Crime Agency, said: "This is a very significant seizure which has deprived the organised crime group behind it of huge profits. The drugs were hidden among bananas (Image: NCA)The shipment came from South America (Image: NCA)"Class A drugs wreck lives, they are toxic and can devastate our communities. "The NCA will continue to combat the threat of Class A drugs with partners at home, such as Border Force, and further upstream in source and transit countries."