TENS of thousands of pounds worth of high-grade South American drugs have been recovered during a police operation.
Three people were arrested during the operation on Tyneside, which follows the interception at Stansted Airport of a package from Venezuela containing 500g of pure cocaine, with a street value of £60,000.
On Tuesday, police raided a Newcastle property and arrested a man and woman.
Both were released without charge, and officers later arrested a woman at Newcastle Central Station.
Yesterday, a 28-year-old woman appeared at Newcastle Crown Court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine.
Following the operation, Detective Chief Inspector Ian Groom said: "We are determined to target the supply of illegal drugs and this is a significant high-value seizure."
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