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Two men have been jailed over a plot to smuggle more than £20M worth of cocaine into the UK inside scrap metal from Guyana.Neil Tindling, 35,Drew Kaser Chargers Jersey, of Bishop’s Stortford,Joe Montana 49ers Jersey, Hertfordshire, admitted conspiracy to import cocaine and possession with intent to supply.Tindling was jailed for 22 years at Chelmsford Crown Court.Christopher Foile, 42,Jon Singleton Astros Jersey, of Stebbing, Essex, who admitted possession of cocaine with intent to supply, was jailed for eight years.The court heard Tindling tried to hide nearly 225kg of cocaine in a shipment of scrap metal from Guyana.Prosecutor Martyn Bowyer said Tindling described himself as a “self-employed painter and decorator” who earned about £60,000 a year.But Tindling was the “prime mover” in the plot and there was evidence that he had made “very large” cash deposits and owned properties in Jamaica and France,Wholesale Jerseys, Mr Bowyer told the court.Dutch police found the drugs concealed in rusty steel blocks when the ship docked in Rotterdam in October 2008 after a tip-off,Christophe Jallet Jersey, said Mr Bowyer.Officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) filled the blocks with sand, re-sealed them,Chad Bettis Rockies Jersey, then sent the shipment on to the UK.SOCA then made arrests as Tindling and two associates tried to cut open the blocks in an isolated barn near Chelmsford,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, Essex, weeks later.A third man,Ken Dryden Canadiens Jersey, Brandon Coates,Matt Ryan Falcons Jersey, 34, of Morley, Leeds, who admits conspiracy to import cocaine will be sentenced on Friday. |
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