Plot to smuggle £20m drugs in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled
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Four members of a criminal gang have been jailed for plotting to smuggle approximately 600 kilos of cocaine, valued at over £20 million, into the UK hidden within frozen fish deliveries bound for London's Billingsgate Market. The "Fish Conspiracy" was uncovered through encrypted conversations on the EncroChat platform, leading to sentences ranging from 13 to 22 years.
Why it matters
This highlights a significant drug trafficking operation being thwarted, demonstrating the ongoing efforts of law enforcement to combat organized crime and prevent large quantities of illegal drugs from entering the country.
The gang plotted to smuggle £20m of cocaine through Billingsgate market Met Police Matt Watts , News Editor 9 hours ago News Briefings
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Four members of a criminal gang which plotted to import cocaine worth more than £20 million in frozen fish deliveries bound for a famous London market have been jailed.
The group planned to import about 600 kilos (1,230lbs) of cocaine from South America that would be received by one of the gang’s legitimate businesses at Billingsgate Market, the Metropolitan Police said.
The plot was dubbed the “Fish Conspiracy” by detectives with the four men handed sentences ranging from 13 years to 22 years for conspiracy to import Class A drugs.
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