#cocaine-smuggling

#cocaine-smuggling

A senior detective said cracking the covert messaging platform EncroChat was pivotal in securing convictions against members of an organised crime group who planned to smuggle 48m worth of cocaine into Europe. The gang was involved in the plot to smuggle 600kg (94st 6lb) of the Class A drug on a yacht that was being used in a transatlantic sailing race. The ringleaders - Lee McClenaghan and Lea Talbot, both from Essex - admitted their involvement and were imprisoned for 30 and 23 years respectively.

The Colombian Navy intercepted a remote-controlled submarine in the Caribbean, capable of carrying over 1.5 tons of cocaine and reaching distances up to 800 miles.