Willy Wonka's golden ticket

In 2017 Julian Underhill thought he had Willy Wonka's golden ticket when he found 356kg of cocaine at Caister-on-Sea near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Most of the cocaine was quickly recovered by cops after the public reported finding it.

Underhill wasn't going to do something that stupid. He scooped up as much as he could carry.

He sent a message to one of his mates saying he had found 'Willy Wonka's golden ticket' and told them to keep it secret. Word of the massive cocaine windfall leaked instantly to every crook in the area.

The drugs were believed to have been tied up to buoys offshore by smugglers so they could be brought ashore by smaller boats. It's thought the bags ended up on the beach after being swept away by strong winds and currents. Underhill sold some cocaine and used some before cops came calling the next day to take his stash. He wasn't a part of the importing scheme.