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    Moment crime gang caught trying to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine hidden in bananas into UK

    By Oliver Browning,

    13 hours ago

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    The ringleader of an organised crime group which attempted to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine into the UK hidden in a consignment of bananas has been convicted.

    Sajid Ali, 56, from Birmingham , was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers at Heathrow airport in January this year, minutes before boarding a flight to Istanbul, Turkey.

    His criminal associates had previously been apprehended while unloading a shipping container they believed contained the £11m million worth of drugs at a storage company in Coventry in April 2022.

    Footage shared by the NCA shows the moment officers swarmed the gang.

    The criminals are now serving a total of 62 years in prison.

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