A brutal Mexican drug cartel responsible for decapitations and torture is planning to flood Britain's drug market with huge quantities of cocaine.

The Sinaloa cartel has reportedly made a pact with a Romanian crime gang who have control over goods lorries, allowing the cartel to operate in Britain on a large scale, the Times has revealed.

The alliance with the infamous drug lords, often described as the largest and most powerful cartel in the western hemisphere, will increase fears over the level of security at the UK's borders.