By Neil Speight
27th May 2020 | Local News
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ALMOST 300 kilograms of cocaine, worth more than £10 million, has been discovered and recovered by police in Purfleet.
The biggest ever land-based seizure of drugs in the Eastern region was made by the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) recovered around 280 kilos of cocaine at an industrial address in Purfleet on Sunday (24 May).