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Smuggling gang led cops on 28-mile sea chase off Cornwall
- Seven men involved in an £18.4 million cocaine smuggling ring were remanded in custody and face sentencing on 1 August at Truro Crown Court.
- The men were arrested after a 28-mile sea chase off Cornwall on 13 September 2024, when their boat ran aground and officers suspected it carried cocaine from a larger vessel.
- Border Force officers intercepted the rigid-hulled inflatable boat as suspects threw drug packages into the sea and fled on foot but were quickly caught and arrested.
- Specialists recovered six large bales containing approximately 230kg of high-purity cocaine, and audio evidence showed organiser Fowlie claimed he could shift "one tonne" with "zero f*cking risk."
- The NCA and Border Force said the drugs would have caused significant harm but were stopped through vigilant enforcement, and criminals caught will face the full force of the law.
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Drug runners try to outrun police in 28-mile sea chase inside cocaine-laden boat - Daily Star
With close to £18 million worth of cocaine on board the vessel, a group of British and international drug smugglers dumped the narcotics in the sea in a desperate attempt to avoid capture
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Police chase 28 miles of UK shore after cocaine worth £18m is thrown overboard - Birmingham Live
The National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation began after three men were arrested when their rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) ran aground on Gwynver Beach, Penzance on 13 September 2024
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