A Merseyside lorry driver has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with trying to smuggle heroin with a street value of about £2m into the UK via a Kent port.
A truck carrying a consignment of beer was searched by UK Border Agency officers after arriving at Dover's eastern docks on a ferry from Calais.
Hidden in two holdalls on top of the engine block under the cab of the tractor unit were a number of b
rown-taped packages containing heroin.
The lorry driver, Anthony Connolly, 42, of North Sudley Road, Liverpool, was arrested on Wednesday evening and charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the UK.
He was remanded in custody when he appeared at Folkestone Magistrates' Court and will appear before magistrates in Dover on Thursday.
Bob Gaiger, a spokesman for HM Revenue and Customs in the South East, said: "HMRC, together with the UK Border Agency, plays a vital role in the fight to prevent illegal drugs from entering the UK and in protecting our communities from the violence and corruption that always accompany this hideous trade.
"Ports like Dover should not be seen as a soft touch by smugglers."
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