A UK drug smuggling network worth £7 billion has been dismantled, with the leaders hiding drugs in onions, garlic, and ginger.

2024-12-04 00:00

A network involved in smuggling drugs worth up to £7bn into the UK from Europe over two and a half years has been dismantled, with key figures receiving significant prison sentences, as reported by Manchester Crown Court. The operation, identified as the largest of its kind, has been successfully disrupted.

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