Drugs smuggling ring busted by police and customs

Title

Drugs smuggling ring busted by police and customs

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:07

Description

Report on an unidentified organisation that was behind a drugs smuggling operation for five years (1983-1988), importing huge quantities of cannabis into Britain. The ringleaders were Roy Crack and Paul Newman. Speakers are Michael Packham, senior Customs investigator; Detective Inspector Tony Smith. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Tony Smith; Michael Packham

Keywords

Police; South Africa; UK; Drug traffic; Cannabis; Illegal drugs; Ivory Coast; Roy Crack; Paul Newman

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