Three men have been charged after 203kg of cocaine was found in the back of a lorry.

The trio were detained on Thursday, October 16, after the drugs, which have a street value of £17 million, were recovered in Dartford.

Albanian nationals Njazmir Ograbati, 32, Hajri Kapo, 35, and Genti Tota, 32, were all charged with supplying Class A drugs.

They were arrested as part of an operation by a specialist law enforcement team, the London Organised Crime Partnership (OCP), which includes officers from the National Crime Agency and the Metropolitan Police.

The men, who are all of no fixed address, appeared at Maidstone Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, October 18, and were remanded in custody.

They next appear at Maidstone Crown Court on November 14.