Van drivers jailed for 28 years over £3million cocaine smuggling plot
Two men have been sentenced to more than 28 years in prison for attempting to smuggle cocaine worth over £3million into the UK in a van, following an investigation by…
Lorry driver stopped in Dover with cocaine worth £160k in overhead locker
A lorry driver has been jailed for five years after attempting to smuggle two kilos of cocaine into the UK. The National Crime Agency investigated when Grzegorz Waclaw Lasota, 47,…
Two arrested after £12 million cocaine and heroin seizure at Channel Tunnel
Seized heroine that has been wrapped up Photo NCA National Crime Agency officers have made two arrests after a total of 300 kilos of heroin and cocaine was found concealed…
BMW with £20,000 in engine compartment seized at Channel Tunnel
A green BMW M5 was seized by Kent Police officers along with around £20,000 found hidden inside the engine compartment. The high performance vehicle was stopped at the outbound controls…
Irish lorry driver held in NCA cross-Channel smuggling investigation
Eurotunnel terminal in Folkestone Photo © Rose and Trev Clough (cc-by-sa/2.0) A truck driver from Ireland has been detained by the National Crime Agency after 42 kilos of cocaine were…
Lorry driver charged with attempting to smuggle migrants including alleged child sex offender in Dover
Nine migrants were discovered in the rear of his HGV, which was booked onto a ferry to France A Romanian lorry driver has been charged with attempting to smuggle migrants…
Two arrested as NCA investigates supply of small boats to people smugglers
Two more people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected criminal network involved in supplying inflatable boats to people smugglers. Three of these…