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Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 26, 2026

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Gang jailed for total of more than 70 years over ‘Fish Conspiracy’ plan to flood UK streets with £20million of cocaine smuggled through Billingsgate MarketS1
The four men were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on FridayS2

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Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

Gang jailed for total of more than 70 years over ‘Fish Conspiracy’ plan to flood UK streets with £20million of cocaine smuggled through Billingsgate Market

1mo Independent

Gang jailed for plotting to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into London fish market

The four men were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday

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Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

United Kingdom Billingsgate Market

2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 26, 2026

What to know

Gang jailed for total of more than 70 years over ‘Fish Conspiracy’ plan to flood UK streets with £20million of cocaine smuggled through Billingsgate MarketS1
The four men were sentenced at Snaresbrook Crown Court on FridayS2

Assembled from source summaries.

Timeline · newest first

1mo Standard

Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

1mo Independent

Gang jailed for plotting to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into London fish market

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S1 Standard 1 report · EN

S2 IndependentLead 1 report · EN

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Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

Gang jailed for plotting to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into London fish market

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Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

What to know

Plot to smuggle £20m of cocaine in frozen fish through famous London market is foiled

Gang jailed for plotting to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into London fish market

Sources · 2 citations

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Liverpool Makes Key Changes Ahead of Crystal Palace Clash

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Brighton Emerges as Premier League Contenders

Other developing stories in United Kingdom

Liverpool Dominates Crystal Palace with 3-1 Victory

Brighton Soars to Second Place with Victory Over Brentford

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