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Police seize 500kg ketamine haul in £10m bust

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  • West Yorkshire Police seized 500 kg of ketamine in Upton, Pontefract, worth £10 million.
  • It is the UK's second-largest ketamine haul, after a £17 million Merseyside seizure in 2025.
  • Curtis Binns, 32, was charged with Class B drug possession intent to supply and money laundering.
  • Paul Turner, 40, and Christopher Willis, 42, were charged with supplying Class B drug.
  • All three men were remanded in custody and appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court.