Failed containership cocaine drop lands 11 convictions

Eleven people have been convicted over a failed attempt to retrieve 500 kg of cocaine dropped into the English Channel by accomplices onboard an unidentified containership. The drugs, valued at £40m ($54m), were thrown overboard around 40 nautical miles south of the Needles, west of the Isle of Wight, in August 2024. A recovery team … Read full article →