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| Cocaine worth £5m found on boat docked in Ayrshire | Cocaine worth £5m found on boat docked in Ayrshire |
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| Officials have seized cocaine worth up to £5m from a boat which came to Scotland from Colombia. | Officials have seized cocaine worth up to £5m from a boat which came to Scotland from Colombia. |
| The UK Border Agency said 10kg worth of the drug was found during the unloading of the foreign-registered merchant boat at Hunterston Quay, Ayrshire. | The UK Border Agency said 10kg worth of the drug was found during the unloading of the foreign-registered merchant boat at Hunterston Quay, Ayrshire. |
| Specialist search teams and divers are continuing their investigations. | Specialist search teams and divers are continuing their investigations. |
| The agency said that no one had been arrested in connection with the find, which is one of the largest drug seizures in Scotland. | |
| Murdo MacMillan, from the UK Border Agency in Scotland, said his organisation was at the forefront of the fight to stop illegal drugs. | Murdo MacMillan, from the UK Border Agency in Scotland, said his organisation was at the forefront of the fight to stop illegal drugs. |
| He added: "We are determined to protect society from this activity which can have such a destructive impact on local communities as well as individuals." | He added: "We are determined to protect society from this activity which can have such a destructive impact on local communities as well as individuals." |