Skip to main content

Five men arrested for 'smuggling N25billion worth of cocaine on a private jet from Colombia to UK (Photos)


A gang of five 'drug dealers ' were last Monday arrested for 'smuggling ?25Billion (£50m) worth of cocaine on a private jet flown from Colombia To UK.
The five men, two Brits, two Spaniards and an Italian were held after half a tonne of the class-A drug were allegedly found in their luggage.
Five men arrested for
The five suspects were named as brothers Martin James Neil, 48, and Stephen John Neil, 53, from Poole in Dorset, Italian Alessandro Iembo, 28, from Bournemouth; and Spaniards Victor Franco-Lorenzo, 40, and Jose Ramon Miguelez-Botas, 55.
Five men arrested for
According to Mail Online, three of the suspects Brit bricklayer Martin Neil, Italian chef Alessandro Iembo and Spaniard Victor Franco Lorenzo, are said to have travelled to Bogota for two days in December before returning with the other two men late last month to allegedly pick up the cocaine at a five-star Marriott hotel.
Five men arrested for
Colombian confirmed that a fake police officer helped ensure the drugs left the country.
Five men arrested for
The UK's National Crime Agency described the cocaine seizure as a 'major blow to organised crime' which they say was one of the largest flown into Britain by plane in recent years.
They were remanded in custody till March 1 after appearing at Uxbridge Magistrates Court last Wednesday charged with importing cocaine.
Five men arrested for

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

4-year-old boy and his mum are found dead with their bodies 'eaten by animals' in Italy

Police in Italy are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy and his mother who both went missing before they were found dead with their bodies 'eaten by animals' in Sicily.   The corpse of DJ Viviana Parisi and her son Gioele Mondello, 4, were found five days apart after they went on an apparent shopping trip on August 3.   Her grey Opel Corsa crashed with a van carrying a group of workers, which left Ms Parisi's car with a punctured tyre. Viviana's lifeless body was found on August 8 in a woodland close to Caronia, not far from her abandoned car.     According to Mirror UK, she had a broken arm and animal bites.   Her son's body was later found 16 days after he vanished with her. Gioele's corpse had reportedly been decomposed so much his head was almost a skull when they found it 182 yards from the Messina to Palermo road where his mum had been involved in the crash.     Italian police suspect his body parts, found 300 yards from his mum's bo...
Post a Comment
Read more

Man remanded for allegedly defiling minor

                                                  An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court yesterday remanded a 33-year-old man, Uchenna Igbwe, in prison custody, for alleged defilement of a minor. Magistrate Omolola Akosile did not take the plea of the accused, as there was no legal representative to stand for him. She referred the matter to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for legal advice, and adjourned the case till July 2 for mention. The accused, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a one-count charge of child defilement. Prosecutor Monica Ikebuilo told the court the accused committed the offence on May 14 in Ado-Ekiti. She alleged the accused lured the four-year-old girl and defiled her. Ikebuilo said the offe...
Post a Comment
Read more

Actress, Stacey Dash's husband Jeffrey Marty claims he was hypnotized into marrying her 10 days after they met; wants the marriage annulled

American actress, Stacey Dash’s estranged husband has reportedly filed to annul their marriage over claims he was ‘hypnotized’ into marrying her.    According to TMZ, Jeffrey Marty is said to have claimed that he got married to the Clueless star, 53, after ‘hypnotic prayer techniques’ were used by a pastor who put ‘serious religious pressure on him’.  The site reported that Jeffrey filed new court papers in response to Stacy's divorce petition and he claimed he married her 10 days after meeting her because her pastor ‘unexpectedly and suddenly proclaimed that it was God’s will’ that they got married.    Jeffrey alleged that he was unable to consent to the nuptials as ‘hypnotic prayer techniques’ were used and there was ‘pressure from other clergies’ when they got married on April 6, 2018. TMZ claims the actress and her lawyer ‘don’t fully admit’ to the claims as he didn't show any unusual signs about his mental state at the time.  She is also asking th...
Post a Comment
Read more