Six men jailed after smuggling £1m of cocaine into UK on broom handles
Six men have been jailed for a total of 135 years after smuggling more than £1 million of cocaine into the UK by coating it invisibly on broom handles.
It is thought to be the first time the method has been used to import the drug into the UK, the Metropolitan Police said.
The gang members were convicted in June, after a four and a half-month trial, of conspiracy to import cocaine, almost two years after their arrests in October 2021 following an investigation and the (NCA).
