Up to £1 million of Class A Drugs Found in Tesco Banana Box

Who thought bananas were involved in drug smuggling (Picture: Rex)

There must be a rather angry drug dealer somewhere missing at least £600,000 of Class A drugs which was stumbled across by supermarket worker in bananas containers in Tesco in Wokingham, Berkshire.

The supermarket employee found the ‘white powder’ drugs in five packages each weighing 1kg, reports the Mirror.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the confiscated drug is cocaine.

Police officers estimated that each container was worth at least £150,000, and even more at street value.

A source said: ‘The boxes of bananas were piled up in a metal cage and being unwrapped ready to put on the shelves.

‘The young man spotted the box with red tape and decided to take a closer look.

‘He opened the box and saw the packets underneath the bananas. He was understandably shocked. You don’t need to be a genius to know what it is.’

The five containers were estimated to be worth at least £150,000(Picture: Rex)

Tesco import the majority of their bananas from Costa Rica where cocaine smuggling is rife.

Thames Valley Police said: ‘We were called on 22 July to Tesco at Finchampstead Road, Wokingham to reports of packages being found in a consignment of fruit.

‘They are believed to be class A drugs. Officers are investigating.’

A Tesco spokesperson said the company was 'helping police with their investigations.’