Polish Truck Driver Sentenced to 13 Years for Cocaine Hidden in Skims Shipment

A Polish truck driver was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison on Monday for attempting to smuggle cocaine inside a shipment of Skims clothing. Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was stopped by Border Force officers at the Port of Harwich in Essex, England, last September.

Officers discovered 90 packages containing 198 pounds of cocaine hidden in a compartment in the truck’s rear doors after the vehicle arrived on a ferry from the Netherlands. 4 million. The shipment of 28 pallets of Skims underwear and clothing was legitimate, and neither the exporter nor the importer was linked to the smuggling operation.

Konkel initially denied knowledge of the drugs but later admitted he had agreed to transport them for 4,500 euros, or about $5,276. Border Force Assistant Director Jason Thorn said the seizure deprives criminal networks of millions in profit and keeps dangerous drugs off the streets.

The National Crime Agency reported that the case illustrates ongoing efforts by Border Force to intercept illegal shipments at UK ports.