Man jailed for yacht £160m cocaine haul

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Man jailed for superyacht £160m cocaine haul

A smuggler who was intercepted on a luxury yacht with a £160m cargo of cocaine has been jailed for 18 years.

The Kahu left Barbados in July 2021 and picked up the drugs in a transfer from a ship off Surinam, South America before crossing the Atlantic.

 

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took a chance and got caught

It would make sense that if you were transporting this much commodity, you would protect it with weapons capable of taking out a border force vessel. Food for thought, perhaps

They busted Gove's personal dealer, he is not going to be happy 😒

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