Three jailed over £80m cocaine plot
Crime · First reported 4 Nov, 16:40 · Updated 17:01
Police seized 78kg of cocaine concealed in a lorry after a tea-break stop led to the discovery; three people were jailed for their roles in the plot.
- Officers recovered 18 holdalls containing 78kg of cocaine, valued at more than £80 million, on November 26, 2021.
- Craig Le-Mare was sentenced to 20 years; Michael Weston and Kelly Robertson had previously received sentences of 12 years and nine months, and 15 years, respectively.
- The Metropolitan Police led a two-year investigation after Northamptonshire Police responded to the initial discovery.
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- Cocaine seized
- 78kg in 18 holdalls
- Stated street value
- More than £80 million
- Seizure date
- November 26, 2021
- Le-Mare’s sentence
- 20 years
- Other sentences
- Weston: 12 years and nine months; Robertson: 15 years
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- An earlier Lux headline reported six British people arrested after a £65 million cocaine stash was found in a Brazilian warehouse. [e69238e5-06f5-4567-8733-8ef4237be8f7]
- Another earlier Lux story reported that cocaine became the drug most often involved in registered deaths in England and Wales. [324550ca-8f5a-48b3-bffb-d779b35f336e]
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