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The Freshwater Five: Episode 229
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Mar 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
May 2010. When the cocaine was found in the shallow waters off sleepy Freshwater Bay, in the southern Isle of Wight, it was valued at over £50M. Law Enforcement were confident the men they had arrested on the fishing boat were guilty of an elaborate importation. But were they?
Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'.
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Referenced sites
https://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/
www.uktruecrime.com
www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/18/five-fishermen-a-stormy-night-and-53m-of-cocaine-were-the-freshwater-five-wrongly-convicted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44319526
http://appeal.org.uk/freshwater-five
https://www.islandecho.co.uk/freshwater-five-drugs-conspiracy-court-of-appeal-upholds-convictions-of-isle-of-wight-men/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9401585/Two-members-Freshwater-Five-cocaine-smuggling-gang-lose-fight-clear-names.html
https://www.thejusticegap.com/freshwater-five-court-of-appeal-told-drug-smuggling-simply-impossible/
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19112205.freshwater-five/
https://eminetra.co.uk/two-members-of-freshwater-five-lose-appeal-for-drug-conviction-uk-news/372945/
https://www.5men104years.com/just-a-normal-fishing-trip.html
Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'.
CrimeCon UK
Get discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTC
https://www.crimecon.co.uk
Referenced sites
https://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/
www.uktruecrime.com
www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Sources
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/18/five-fishermen-a-stormy-night-and-53m-of-cocaine-were-the-freshwater-five-wrongly-convicted
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44319526
http://appeal.org.uk/freshwater-five
https://www.islandecho.co.uk/freshwater-five-drugs-conspiracy-court-of-appeal-upholds-convictions-of-isle-of-wight-men/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9401585/Two-members-Freshwater-Five-cocaine-smuggling-gang-lose-fight-clear-names.html
https://www.thejusticegap.com/freshwater-five-court-of-appeal-told-drug-smuggling-simply-impossible/
https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19112205.freshwater-five/
https://eminetra.co.uk/two-members-of-freshwater-five-lose-appeal-for-drug-conviction-uk-news/372945/
https://www.5men104years.com/just-a-normal-fishing-trip.html
Released:
Mar 30, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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