Watch: £18m cocaine smugglers in 28-mile police chase off Cornwall coast
Police chase cocaine smugglers along beach after dramatic sea pursuit
- Footage released by the National Crime Agency shows cocaine smugglers being pursued by police off the Cornwall coast, culminating in their arrest on Newquay beach.
- During the 28-mile sea chase, the smugglers dumped approximately 230kg of cocaine, valued at £18.4 million, into the water, which was subsequently recovered by police.
- Scott Johnston, 38, and Edwin Yahir Tabora Baca, 33, were jailed for 24 years and 17 years and seven months respectively following a trial at Truro Crown Court.
- Michael May, 47, and Terry Willis, 44, who helped organise the smuggling operation, received sentences of 19 years and 21 years and eight months respectively.
- Watch the video in full above.