Overview

• On August 12, Isleworth Crown Court sentenced Jamie Choi to five years and three months following her guilty plea for importing Class A drugs.
• Border Force officers intercepted Choi at Heathrow on May 25 after growing suspicious of an 8kg Parmesan wheel concealed with crack cocaine.
• National Crime Agency analysis found the seized substance to be 94 percent pure crack with an estimated street value of £800,000.
• Investigators traced Choi’s travel from Los Angeles through Lima, Asuncion and São Paulo to outline the transatlantic smuggling route.
• Senior NCA officer Barry Vinall used the case to warn that attempts to hide drugs in ordinary items carry severe penalties.