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Operation Quadrivium was an investigation by the NCA into three Defendants from Lithuania accused of being involved in the importation of 285 kilos of cocaine, along with lesser amounts of other controlled drugs.
The investigation involved international cooperation between Poland, the United Kingdom and Belgium.
The Defendants were Lithuanian lorry drivers accused of knowingly importing the drugs into the UK, with the drugs being professional concealed in the cab of lorry or in the freight within the lorries.
The Defendants were acquitted by the Jury after a two week trial in Canterbury Crown Court. Mark Watson appeared for the first Defendant, and Ben Hargreaves for the second.
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