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Jersey men jailed for 17 years for Caribbean drug smuggle

Two men from Jersey have been jailed for a total of 17 years after being caught trying to smuggle £40m worth of cocaine into the UK.

David Romano, 57, and Michael Ashford, 42, were arrested after their yacht was seized off the Caribbean island of Martinique.

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Seized drugs would have been sold in London

A spokesman for the National Crime Agency (NCA) says the drugs two Jersey men were attempting to smuggle into the UK, would have been sold on the streets of London.

The men have been jailed for 17 years in total for trying to get the £40m worth of cocaine across the Atlantic.

Had we not intervened these drugs would have ended up being sold on the streets of London.

Drug trafficking is an international issue so our response has to be the same, co-operating with law enforcement colleagues across the globe.

That co-operation led to this shipment being taken out before it could reach Britain and it shows how our international work has a direct impact on protecting communities here in the UK.

– Hank Cole, NCA Head of International Operations
Credit: National Crime Agency

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