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Inside the trap set by police to catch the Mexican drug cartel infiltrating the UK with methamphetamine

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Here's how police officers lay a clever trap to catch a Mexican drug cartel infiltrating the UK with methamphetamine

Here’s how police officers lay a clever trap to catch a Mexican drug cartel infiltrating the UK with methamphetamine.

In the latest episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody on Channel 4, viewers learned inside information about a major police operation which led to the seizure of more than £1.5 million worth of drugs in Norwich.

Cameras followed the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, which specializes in tackling organized and serious crime, as they launched a covert operation against a Latin American cartel, which they believe was importing huge quantities of drugs into the UK.

Police then seized a package from Colombia at Stansted Airport containing just under 1kg of cocaine packaged in a piece of shipping, with a wholesale value of £30,000.

After finding the drugs hidden in the secret compartment, the detectives realized they could potentially take down the international criminal gang by exploiting their discovery.

They decided to replace them with fictitious medications and allow the fake cargo to be delivered to its final destination.

In thrilling scenes, surveillance teams watched as the consignment was delivered to a luxury property in Norwich and the order was given to enter to make arrests.

Agents found Mexican citizen Axel Cruz living in the apartment, who was detained. The search revealed a large amount of a substance that resembles glass fragments and gives off a strong chemical odor.

Forensic analysis then established that the substance was a whopping 11.8 kilos of methylamphetamine, also known as crystal methamphetamine, a highly addictive drug that can be manufactured synthetically in large quantities.

Cruz, a tattoo artist, said the bags were for his “ink,” but officers soon confirmed that it was a very suspicious substance hidden inside a lifetime bag, covered in a watermelon pattern.

As officers explained, the huge quantity of Class A drugs had a street value of £1.2 million.

“It looks like it’s from Breaking Bad,” one exclaimed.

Cruz initially denied any knowledge of any cocaine in his apartment, saying in a police interview: “To be honest, I woke up to a guy knocking on my door, he was standing there with a box.”

“I was half asleep and I accepted it, I assimilated it, I don’t know, curiosity took over me and I decided to open it.”

Here’s how police officers lay a clever trap to catch a Mexican drug cartel infiltrating the UK with methamphetamine

The agents found Mexican citizen Axel Cruz living in the apartment, who was arrested.

The agents found Mexican citizen Axel Cruz living in the apartment, who was arrested.

In the latest episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody on Channel 4, viewers learned inside information about a major police operation which led to the seizure of more than £1.5 million worth of drugs in Norwich.

In the latest episode of 24 Hours in Police Custody on Channel 4, viewers learned inside information about a major police operation which led to the seizure of more than £1.5 million worth of drugs in Norwich.

He added that it was “all a big coincidence,” but when officers brought up the methamphetamine, he asked to speak to his attorney.

He said: ‘I had no idea about that. I’ve never seen that in my life. I would have thrown it into the damn river.

But after more questioning, he could no longer deny his guilt, but admitted that he did not know who was in charge of the entire operation.

The dangerous drug, rarely found in the UK, was revealed to have entered the retail drug market with potentially devastating consequences.

Chief Inspector Mike Birch admits on the programme: ‘It is very worrying to see the cartel trying to infiltrate our region.

“The cartels are so prolific that all they want is to be able to flood the market here with their merchandise.”

Axel Cruz pleaded guilty to importing cocaine and methylamphetamine: he was sentenced to 16 years in prison and will be deported when he completes his sentence.

As explained in the program, he had a previous conviction for possession of a machete.

Cameras followed the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, which specializes in tackling organized and serious crime, as they launched a covert operation against a Latin American cartel, which they believe was importing huge quantities of drugs into the UK.

Cameras followed the Eastern Region Special Operations Unit, which specializes in tackling organized and serious crime, as they launched a covert operation against a Latin American cartel, which they believe was importing huge quantities of drugs into the UK.

Elsewhere, the program also told the stories of Toby Bunting and Daniel Fordham, who had also been recruited by the cartels.

Bunting was sentenced to 2 years and six months for possession with intent to supply, while Fordham was sentenced to 10 years.

24 Hours in Police Custody is now available to broadcast on Channel 4.

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