Two Men Convicted in £26.5M Cocaine Smuggling at Watchet Marina Thursday, April 23, 2026 cocaine smuggling watchet somerset nca drugs importation conviction maritime crime Two men from Preston have been convicted in connection with a major cocaine smuggling operation involving 322 kilograms of cocaine valued at £26.5 million, seized off the coast of Somerset at Watchet Marina. Colin Benson, 60, … Read More
Two Men Convicted in £26.5 Million Cocaine Smuggling Operation off Somerset Coast Thursday, April 23, 2026 cocaine smuggling watchet nca drugimportation somerset conviction organizedcrime police prosecution Two men from Preston have been convicted in connection with a massive cocaine haul worth £26.5 million, recovered off the Somerset coastline at Watchet Marina. Colin Benson, 60, and Joshua Rose, 38, both of Longton, … Read More
Trio Jailed Following £26 Million Cocaine Haul Found on Somerset Boat Friday, November 14, 2025 cocaine smuggling somerset nca drugs trafficking arrest sentencing firearm rhib Three men involved in a major cocaine smuggling operation were sentenced at Taunton Crown Court after authorities discovered £26.5 million worth of the drug hidden on a boat at a Somerset marina. Craig Nuttall, 51, and his … Read More
Trio Jailed After £26M Cocaine Haul Found on Somerset Boat Friday, November 14, 2025 cocaine smuggling drugs nrca somerset trafficking boat crime arrest sentece Three men have been sentenced at Taunton Crown Court following the discovery of over £26 million worth of cocaine aboard a boat in Somerset. Craig Nuttall, 51, and his brother Raymond Nuttall, 47, both from Preston, … Read More
Devon and Cornwall Police Deploy New High-Tech Boat to Combat People Smuggling Friday, October 3, 2025 devon cornwall police neptune smuggling immigration maritime homeoffice organizedcrime security In response to an expected rise in illegal immigration, Devon and Cornwall Police have launched a state-of-the-art patrol boat named Neptune. Funded by the Home Office, this vessel aims to deter people smugglers increasingly … Read More
Hundreds of Kilos of Drugs Seized from Boat in Somerset Thursday, July 31, 2025 drugs somerset nca arrests cocaine smuggling maritime investigation uk crime Four men have been arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA) following the seizure of several hundred kilograms of suspected cocaine from a boat in Somerset. The arrests took place in the early hours of Thursday, July 31, … Read More