Three men allegedly imported £10million worth of cocaine in boxes of mouldy BANANAS.
The drugs were found in the linings of cardboard boxes.
The fruit inside was brown and had gone off.
It is thought that they came from the Dominican Republic.
The drugs were found by Border Force officers at Portsmouth International Port.
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It was discovered on 26 January.
Met Specialist Crime officers worked around the clock to gather further evidence and their investigations led them to an address in Acton, west London
They carried out a warrant and arrested the occupants who were charged as above.
The men, aged 30, 34 and 37 have been charged with importation of cocaine.
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