UK cocaine smuggling case: sentences and reported value

Seven people were sentenced in connection with a cocaine-smuggling network that concealed drugs in Gouda cheese; The Independent reports 4.5 tonnes and a street value exceeding £450 million. The Daily Mail snippet gives a police estimate of £400 million to £1.4 billion for the seized cocaine, while noting that the total quantity processed is unknown.

• Seven people were sentenced in connection with the network, and 18 people have been convicted across two trials, according to The Independent.· 1 source
• Police found cocaine concealed in Gouda cheese; The Independent reports 4.5 tonnes and a street value exceeding £450 million.· 1 source
• The Daily Mail snippet says the total amount processed is unknown and gives a police estimate of £400 million to £1.4 billion for the seized cocaine.· 1 source