£1 million found hidden in two lorries

B order officials have recov - er ed more than £1 million hidden in two lorries trying to leave the UK.

The money was found concealed inside the refrigerated motor housing of both vehicles at Dover’s Eastern Docks on Friday.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said Border Force officers stopped the first truck at 2.45am, with a search uncovering about £830,000.

A second lorry was stopped at 11 am, when about £330,000 discovered inside.

They suggested the money was being used to fund organised crime.

The NCA shared photos of bundles of banknotes that appeared to have been stuffed inside plastic bags before being hidden in the lorries.

The Turkish drivers of the vehicles, who work for the same company in Belgium, have been charged with money laundering.

Dursun Mehmet Keles, 49, is due to appear at Medway Magistrates’ Court today in a virtual h ear ing.yusufYuk el, 50, is also due to appear at a court yet to be confirmed on 7 October.

Andrea Wilson, regional head of investigations at the NCA, said: “This was superb work by our Border Force colleagues. Money is the lifeblood of serious and organised crime.

“UK law enforcement has taken more than £1m off this organised crime group which they can no longer invest in offending.”