Michael Jordan was convicted of conspiring to import 1.5 tonnes of drugs following a retrial.
A dock worker has been jailed for 21 years for conspiring to import £118m of cocaine into the UK in a shipment of bananas.Michael Jordan, 45, was found guilty following a retrial at Portsmouth Crown Court after a previous jury was unable to reach a verdict.Image caption,David Oliver, 45, of Cornwall Road, Portsmouth, was previously jailed for 14 years after admitting the conspiracy charge.
Sniffer dogs found the 1.5-tonne drugs consignment when the cargo ship Atlantic Klipper stopped at Vlissingen in the Netherlands, the court previously heard.National Crime AgencyDock worker David Oliver and lorry driver Ahmet Aydin were previously jailed over the haul He moved pallets which he believed contained the drugs to a warehouse and worked with Oliver to prepare the load for Aydin's lorry, the National Crime Agency said.
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