Drugs worth £400k seized in Jersey over two weeks

The drugs were seized over a two-week period

About £400,000 worth of drugs has been seized by the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS) in a two-week period.

Drugs seized included cocaine, heroin, MDMA (ecstasy) and cannabis, with some of the drugs disguised as Cadbury's chocolate eclairs.

Three houses were searched and four people were arrested, JCIS said.

Senior manager Luke Goddard said it "demonstrates the ability of the service to prevent dangerous drugs from entering the island".

Some of the drugs were hidden in wrappers of Cadbury's chocolate eclairs

The service said "Customs and immigration officers have intercepted seven consignments of commercial quantities of drugs made up of cocaine, heroin, MDMA (ecstasy) and cannabis with a total potential street value of over £400,000.

"Seizures have been made from an arriving passenger, postal parcels and in freight which have resulted in three house searches, four arrested persons, one charged and another three released on customs bail pending further investigations."

Mr Goddard added: "Despite the resulting high workload from investigating these cases, which are still ongoing, we have been able to simultaneously deal with peak passenger numbers coming through the ports and not unduly delaying the travelling public.”