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Iranian Hewa Rahimpur, 30 directed the network from his home in Ilford, east London , sourcing the boats in Turkey and having them delivered to locations in Germany , Belgium and the Netherlands .
A man who sought asylum in Britain from Iran will go on trial today in Belgium, accused of leading an organised crime gang that helped smuggle thousands of people across the English Channel.
The National Crime Agency says the Class A drug was in 800 sacks that arrived on a ship from Panama.
A haul of 1.6 tonnes of cocaine disguised as charcoal and worth over £120m has been seized.
Two people have been arrested in Coalville town centre on suspicion of importing class A drugs.