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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Helen William

Gang jailed for plotting to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into London fish market

Samuel Tokeley was sentenced to 22 years in jail - (PA)

Four men involved in a plot to smuggle over £20m worth of cocaine into a London fish market inside frozen shipments have been given prison sentences.

The group planned to transport around 600kg (1,230lbs) of the Class A drug from South America, aiming to receive the cargo through a legitimate firm based at Billingsgate Market, according to the Metropolitan Police. They received jail terms spanning between 13 and 22 years.

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