Jamie Choi and the cheese. (National Crime Agency via SWNS) By Talker

By Imogen Howse

A woman tried to smuggle crack cocaine worth £800k ( over $1 million ) into the UK - by hiding the drugs inside a Parmesan cheese wheel.

US national Jamie Choi was stopped by Border Force officers at Heathrow Airport on May 25 after arriving on a flight from Brazil.

Officers asked the 23-year-old from California about a Parmesan cheese wheel she was traveling with, which weighed a staggering 8 kg.

Jamie Choi's notebook. (National Crime Agency via SWNS) By Talker

Choi claimed a friend had suggested she buy the cheese from Lima, Peru, for them to try, but when officers examined the wheel, they found it contained crack cocaine .

Forensic analysis later revealed the drug to be 94 percent

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