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Cocaine smugglers jailed for more than 82 years in total
CORNWALL, ENGLAND, AUG 2 – The seven men received over 82 years collectively for smuggling £18.4 million worth of cocaine after a 28-mile maritime chase, with some sentences including firearm offenses.
- Four men received sentences totaling more than 82 years for an international cocaine smuggling conspiracy involving the UK in 2024.
- The smuggling involved two organized crime groups, one in the South West retrieving drugs from the sea and one in Essex managing distribution.
- Officers recovered six bales weighing about 230 kilograms of high-purity cocaine worth £18.4 million after a 28-mile chase ending with arrests on Gwynver Beach, Cornwall.
- Judge James Adkin described key roles: Johnston as Cornwall’s point man, Tabora Baca as the Spanish-speaking link, Willis as an experienced criminal with a firearm, and May as a driver.
- The sentences imply offenders will serve 40% custodial time and highlight continuing Border Force and NCA efforts to prevent drug importation and protect communities.
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Four jailed over £18.4m cocaine plot after 28-mile boat chase off UK coast
A gang of drug smugglers who tried to flood the UK with £18.4 million worth of cocaine have been jailed for a total of more than 82 years - after a dramatic 28-mile sea chase ended with their boat smashing into a Cornish beach.
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