‘SOS call’ for UK over fears drug lords want Britain to be next trafficking hub

Six cargo boxes worth of cocaine were stopped en route to the UK (Picture: supplied) The UK has been warned the country risks becoming a hub for illegal drugs after a string of cocaine busts more than 3,000 miles away. More than £14m worth of cocaine was discovered en route to the UK in Liberia last month, sparking national outrage. A police investigation then seized more than £230m worth of the Class A drug in the capital, Monrovia, this week in the largest bust in the country’s history. Liberian politicians and activists told Metro the UK was not doing enough to stop drugs travelling through the African nation into Europe and Britain. Senator Amara Konneh, a former finance minister of Liberia, said: ‘This is an SOS call to the UK government not to overlook Liberia. Sign up for all of the