US EditionMen jailed over fishing boat cocaine plot
- Four men were convicted in 2025 at Truro Crown Court for attempting to smuggle 1,076kg of cocaine worth £35 million aboard the fishing boat Lily Lola off Cornwall in 2024.
- The smuggling attempt followed months of investigation by the National Crime Agency and involved a carefully planned operation to import high-purity cocaine from South America via a rendezvous at sea.
- Border Force intercepted the Lily Lola after 2pm on September 13, 2024, seizing over 1,000 one-kilogram blocks of cocaine with more than 80% purity stored in large bales across the boat.
- Sentences totaled 90 years: Jon Williams received 26 years, Patrick Godfrey 25, Michael Kelly 21, and Jake Marchant 18, with Judge Adkin noting the drugs could cause 'immeasurable harm' on UK streets.
- The NCA and Border Force stated the seizure prevented significant profits for criminals and protected communities, highlighting their ongoing work to disrupt Class A drug networks.
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Four men faked simple 'fishing trip' - but they were soon busted for dark £100m secret - The Mirror
Michael Kelly, 45, from Wythenshawe, claimed he was on a fishing trip with three other men. But Investigators from the NCA discovered 1,078 blocks of cocaine on the boat off the coast of Cornwall
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