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drugsmuggling
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LatestOrganised crime group jailed for over 100 years for £40m cocaine smuggling
An organised crime group has been sentenced to over 100 years in prison for smuggling 500kg of cocaine, valued at £40 million. The drugs were dropped at sea and recovered near Medmerry Beach, West Sussex, leading to convictions for eleven individuals.
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Fraud & Cybercrime · City of LondonDrug smugglers jailed over £80m cocaine haul
Three individuals have been sentenced for their roles in a drug smuggling operation that resulted in the seizure of 780kg of cocaine, valued at over £80m. The discovery followed a report of a container break-in in Northamptonshire in November 2021.
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Courts · HillingdonWoman jailed for 25 months for smuggling £512,000 of cannabis
Amy Jayne Durban has been sentenced to 25 months in prison for smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand into the UK. The drugs had an estimated street value of over £512,000.
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LatestLiverpool men jailed for Australia drug smuggling bids
Members of a Liverpool organised crime group have been jailed for attempting to smuggle large quantities of drugs to Australia and New Zealand. The National Crime Agency investigation uncovered multiple export attempts between October 2024 and March 2025.
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Courts · CroydonCroydon woman faces life in Cambodia over 34kg cannabis
A 31-year-old Croydon resident, Tamara Martins, is detained in Cambodia facing potential life imprisonment after being found with 34kg of cannabis. She asserts she was unaware of the drugs in the suitcase she agreed to transport.
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Fraud & Cybercrime · LondonNewham man jailed over £13.8m cannabis plot
Four individuals have been sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to import cannabis worth £13.8 million into the UK. Carsten Kyei, from Newham, East London, received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
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Violent Crime · LondonFive Barnet and east London men convicted in £13.8m cannabis smuggling plot
Five men from Barnet, Newham, Waltham Forest and Redbridge were convicted of smuggling £13.8m worth of cannabis into the UK. The gang, intercepted at Birmingham Airport, used Apple AirTags to track suitcases filled with drugs flown from Thailand via Paris. Sentencing dates are set for September and October.
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LatestAmy Jayne Durban pleads guilty to smuggling £512,000 of cannabis at Heathrow
Amy Jayne Durban admitted smuggling cannabis worth at least £512,000 through Heathrow Airport on 6 July 2026. She faces sentencing at Isleworth Crown Court on 14 October. The National Crime Agency reports a sharp rise in airport drug seizures this year.
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