Farmer foils drug operation after finding £15m of cocaine in feed

A farmer has helped foil a multi-million pound large-scale drug operation after he found kilo-block drug packages within his normal delivery of animal feed.

Two men have been sentenced by Isleworth Crown Court for the importation of class A and B drugs with a street value of nearly £30 million.

Varun Bhardwaj, 39 from Hounslow and Anand Tripathi, 61 from Middlesex, imported cocaine, cannabis and cigarettes into the UK hidden in shipments of perishable goods.

Police began investigating the case in April 2022 following a 999 call made by a farmer near Bridgwater, Somerset, who was shocked to find drugs hidden within his normal delivery of animal feed.