A high-level drug dealer with links to an Albanian crime gang has been sentenced to jail for smuggling 139 kilos of cocaine worth £11m into the UK hidden in a consignment of bananas. The dealer, Robert Ball, oversaw the operation along with an accomplice. Four members of the crime group have been imprisoned.
A high-level drug dealer police said to have had links to an Albanian crime gang has been jailed over a plot to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine worth £11m into the UK - hidden in a consignment of bananas.
READ MORE:Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton died after 'accidental' care home fall, inquest hearsThe NCA said its investigators had previously removed the drugs then tracked the container straight to the gang to make the arrests in April, 2022. The container had arrived from Ecuador and was searched at London Gateway port.
"A few days later Ball, who was later found to be acting on behalf of an Albanian organised crime group, contacted the shipping line to ask them to release four containers, including the one he thought contained the drugs." "Ball and Shahu gave instructions to Kaviani and Ibra at the storage yard, who used a forklift truck to get on top of the container.
NCA Operations Manager David Phillips said: "Ball and Shahu oversaw the nuts and bolts of this conspiracy on behalf of the organised crime group behind it. This group enlisted the assistance of Ibra and Kaviani, who they hoped would retrieve the drugs and make their efforts worthwhile.
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