Lorry driver denies knowledge of £22m of cocaine hidden in meat shipment A LORRY driver found with £22million of cocaine hidden within frozen chicken meat denies any knowledge of a drug smuggling operation. Robert Tromp, 49, was stopped at Harwich International Port on November 11, 2019. In his trailer, Border Force officers found 280kg of cocaine concealed inside two pallets of frozen chicken meat. Mark Seymour, opening the prosecution case before a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court, said: “This is an allegation of drug smuggling - moving drugs, in this case Class A, across borders and in this case on a massive scale.”
Lorry driver denies knowledge of £22m of cocaine hidden in meat shipment A LORRY driver found with £22million of cocaine hidden within frozen chicken meat denies any knowledge of a drug smuggling operation. Robert Tromp, 49, was stopped at Harwich International Port on November 11, 2019. In his trailer, Border Force officers found 280kg of cocaine concealed inside two pallets of frozen chicken meat. Mark Seymour, opening the prosecution case before a jury at Chelmsford Crown Court, said: “This is an allegation of drug smuggling - moving drugs, in this case Class A, across borders and in this case on a massive scale.”
Filming for MI5 thriller starring Gary Oldman happened at the port yesterday
- Credit: Harwich Haven Authority
Shooting for an Apple TV+ adaption of MI5 thriller novel Slow Horses took place at Harwich International Port yesterday, starring Oscar-winner Gary Oldman and Kristen Scott Thomas.
The 12-episode series of Mick Herron’s espionage novels Slow Horses and Dead Lions will follow a team of British intelligence agents who serve in MI5 department Slough House due to their career-ending mistakes.
A panorama view of Harwich International Port where filming for Slow Horses took place yesterday
- Credit: Harwich Haven Authority
Actors in black with guns were seen filming at Harwich International Port yesterday
POLICE officers visited Harwich International Port in a bid to tackle stolen goods leaving the country. Officers from the Rural Engagement Team spent time at the Port as part of a week of action to tackle catalytic converter theft. PC Jed Raven said: “Working with our partners from the Border Force, Stena Line, and also the Port authority, we checked outgoing vehicles for stolen metal, catalytic converters, vehicles and plants, such as tractors, trailers, and caravans. “As we saw, there were engines, cars, and car parts, and we wanted to make sure what was going out of the country was safe for other people to use.”