£100m Cocaine Plotters Guilty of Fishing Boat Smuggling Bid
14 March 2025
Two men have been convicted at Truro Crown Court for attempting to smuggle over a tonne of cocaine into the UK using a fishing boat. The wholesale value of the drugs was over £35 million. Two other men had earlier pleaded guilty. All four will be sentenced on 8 May 2025.
The case was investigated by the NCA and Frederick Hookway was instructed for the prosecution by the Serious Economic Organised Crime and International Directorate unit of the CPS.
Read more here:
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/100m-cocaine-plotters-guilty-of-at-sea-smuggling-bid
https://news.sky.com/story/cornwall-men-found-guilty-of-100m-cocaine-fishing-boat-plot-13327140
