Coke with an estimated street value of £1.65m has been found washed up on a beach in Meirionnydd

Coke with an estimated street value of £1.65m has been found washed up on a beach in Meirionnydd, it emerged yesterday.It is the second time in a week that a massive package of drugs has been discovered on a British beach.
It follows last Thursday’s discovery of an estimated £2m worth of cocaine washed up in Carleon Cove, near Kennack Sands in West Cornwall. Similar packages were washed up on Bude beach, also in Cornwall, on the same day.It has been suggested the Cornish packages may have drifted across the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean, propelled by winds.North Wales Police last night did not said if its find, made on Sunday but only announced yesterday, was being linked to the Cornish haul.But Detective Superintendent Peter Chalinor said he believed the drugs were destined for the streets of Britain.“This is a substantial amount of Class A drugs that no doubt was on its way to the UK mainland,” he said.“North Wales Police and HMRC [HM Revenue and Customs] have launched an operation to identify how these drugs ended up on North Wales coast.“If members of the public find any suspicious packages or parcels washed up on the shoreline they should contact police or customs officers immediately.”The large package of cocaine was discovered by a member of the public at an unidentified location in Meirionnydd.North Wales police said the package, which was carefully sealed, contained smaller packages inside.
In Cornwall, nearly 30 bars of the drug were found on Thursday by marine biologists who were dolphin spotting in Carleon Cove as part of a research project.
Pete Turner, a senior detection officer for HMRC, said, “HMRC continues to play a key role in the fight to stop drugs entering the UK and to reduce the harm they do to our communities.
“We aim to protect society from the violence and corruption that always accompanies the trade in illegal drugs and in line with the UK government’s strategy, we work with our partners at home and abroad to reduce the availability of Class A drugs on our streets.”All the packages were last night being forensically examined.
Officers said the type of packaging and the way in which it had been wrapped could provide clues of its origin.