Four men have been handed lengthy prison sentences after the National Crime Agency (NCA) foiled a plot to smuggle over a tonne of cocaine aboard a fishing vessel off the coast of Cornwall.
The Class A drugs, with an estimated street value of £100 million, were found hidden on the vessel Lily Lola in September 2024 during a dramatic NCA-led maritime interception.
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The men behind the operation were sentenced this week after being convicted of conspiring to import a substantial volume of cocaine into the UK.
“This operation disrupted a major trafficking network attempting to flood UK streets with dangerous Class A drugs. The sentences reflect the serious threat posed by those involved in the supply of cocaine at this scale.”