198 pounds of cocaine found hidden in Kim Kardashian brand underwear
Summary
A British court sentenced Jakub Jan Konkel to 13½ years in prison for smuggling 198 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of Kim Kardashian's Skims underwear and clothing. The drugs, worth about $9.4 million, were found in a special compartment of the truck he was driving at a port in Essex.Key Facts
- Jakub Jan Konkel, age 40, was caught smuggling cocaine in a truck carrying Skims brand clothing.
- The truck was stopped by British border officials in Essex in September.
- He was hiding 90 kilograms (198 pounds) of cocaine packed in 1-kilogram bags in a secret compartment.
- The shipment of clothing itself was real and unrelated to the drugs.
- Konkel initially denied knowing about the drugs but later admitted he agreed to carry them for 4,500 euros ($5,243).
- The cocaine was valued at approximately $9.4 million (7 million pounds).
- The judge sentenced Konkel to 13½ years in prison at Chelmsford Crown Court.
- The National Crime Agency said organized crime groups use drivers like Konkel to hide drugs in legal shipments.
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