AN EAST Lancashire couple were arrested in Dover after a massive drugs seizure.

A routine search by Customs officers at the South Coast port uncovered kilos of cannabis resin in a car.

A man and a woman from Nelson who had crossed the Channel from Calais were arrested.

A spokesman for Lancashire police drug squad said they were working closely with customs and making inquiries in East Lancashire.

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