Overview

• Truro Crown Court imposed long sentences on six men, including Peter Williams who received 16 years and nine months, with others jailed for up to 24 years.
• Border Force chased a rigid-hulled inflatable boat for 28 miles before it ran aground on Gwynver Beach near Land’s End, where suspects were caught on foot.
• Officers recovered six watertight bales containing about 230kg of high-purity cocaine, valued by prosecutors at roughly £18–18.4 million.
• Prosecutors said the shipment travelled from South America on a mother ship that dumped GPS-tracked packages, with Apple AirTags cited in evidence.
• The NCA and Border Force released pursuit footage and urged coastal communities to report sea-drop activity, while Alex Fowlie is due for sentencing on 5 September.