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Cocaine trafficking sentencing in Spain

Overview

A Madrid court has sentenced four individuals to ten years in prison and issued a 40 million euro fine following a cocaine trafficking case. The operation, which involved the transport of 400 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Spain via air, was conducted through an undercover operation in April 2023.

The defendants, including one Dominican citizen and three Colombians, were apprehended during a controlled delivery. While the defense challenged the involvement of undercover agents, the court issued sentences near the 11-year term requested by the prosecution. Two other suspects involved in the case previously fled from justice.

Entities

Snaresbrook Crown Court · Metropolitan Police · Samuel Tokeley · Spain · Colombia

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Madrid court sentences four to prison in 400kg cocaine bust

    Four traffickers received ten-year prison sentences and a 40 million euro fine in Madrid for a 400kg cocaine smuggling operation from Colombia.

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    Four men received prison sentences ranging from 13 to 22 years for a plot to smuggle £20 million worth of cocaine into the UK hidden inside frozen fish shipments.

Sources

ccaa.elpais.com · cornish-times.co.uk · elnacional.com.do · gbnews.com · holsworthy-today.co.uk · salfordnow.co.uk · thehaveringdaily.co.uk · voicenewspapers.co.uk