The vehicle belonged to Paul Bird Motorsport, who bring racers to the Isle of Man TT races, including Micheal Dunlop this year.
Motor racing transporters are to face tougher scrutiny at UK customs after a large quanitity of drugs were found oboard the trucks of a Superbike World Championship team.
The vehicle belonged to Paul Bird Motorsport, who bring racers to the Isle of Man TT races, including Micheal Dunlop this year.
They have released a statement saying that the banned substances were deposited in a race transporter while the vehicle was in Holland last month.
A spokesperson from the UK Border Agency says motor sport vehicles will be checked more closely in the future.
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