Fishermen are jailed following massive cocaine haul

Title

Fishermen are jailed following massive cocaine haul

Genre

Interview

TX Date

May 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:08

Description

Interview with a Scottish male police or customs spokesman (not identified) on the undercover drugs haul operation, following the conviction of 3 fishermen jailed for a total of 55 years for smuggling cocaine valued at more than £100 million. Christopher Howarth, 34; Noal Hawkins, 21; and Robert Burns, 34, all from Ullapool, were found guilty at the end of the four-week trial at the High Court in Edinburgh (30/05/91). Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

Scotland; Illegal drugs; Imprisonment; Trials; Robert Burns; Cocaine; Sentencing; Ullapool; Trug traffic; Christopher Howarth; Noel Hawkins

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