Mark Ruffell and Stephanie Painter prosecuted 11 people, 7 of whom were responsible for an importation of 887kg of cocaine in a RHIB into Southampton on 8 July 2024
The men attempted to smuggle millions of pounds worth of cocaine into the UK from a container ship in the English Channel.
In total, officers seized more than 600kg of cocaine. The cocaine is believed to be worth between £44-64 million at street value.
The offenders were each convicted of one count of conspiracy to import cocaine into the UK and one count of conspiracy to supply it.
The case has been widely reported in the national and local press, including ITV News.
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