South Tyneside man arrested in Spain after £21.5m worth of cocaine destined for the UK was seized.

Briton, reported to be from South Tyneside, has been arrested in Spain after £21.5m worth of cocaine destined for the UK was seized.
A total of 514 kilos of the Class A drug was found stashed in a warehouse on Friday, in Villajoyosa, four miles from Benidorm on the Costa Blanca.It is thought the haul was destined for the UK after it arrived by lorry from Lisbon, Portugal, shipped in from Gambia, West Africa in a cargo of paper handkerchiefs.Foreign media is reporting the man, with the initials RPJ and from South Shields, is in custody after being arrested at the warehouse, allegedly waiting for the drugs to arrive.
The operation was a joint initiative between Customs and Portuguese police, which began on February 29 when drugs were discovered en route from Gambia to Spain.
The cargo was allowed to continue on its way, minus the drugs, with police waiting to swoop when the lorry arrived in Spain.The operation continues and Portuguese police say further arrests have not been ruled out.