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£12.7M Drug Bust: Suspect Linked to Airport Smuggling

9/28/2025

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Border Force found a modified fuel tank containing 142 kg of cocaine and 25 kg of heroin, valued at £12.7 million.
Fingerprints and DNA linked the suspect Burton to the drugs.
Burton used Banks to transport cocaine and ketamine through Liverpool John Lennon Airport, concealed in luggage.
Text messages show Burton worried the cocaine’s strong smell would affect the ketamine.

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Story summary

Border Force found a modified fuel tank containing 142 kg of cocaine and 25 kg of heroin, valued at £12.7 million.
Fingerprints and DNA linked the suspect Burton to the drugs.
Burton used Banks to transport cocaine and ketamine through Liverpool John Lennon Airport, concealed in luggage.
Text messages show Burton worried the cocaine’s strong smell would affect the ketamine.