Event Brief
UK jails driver for cocaine smuggling in Skims shipment
Filed: May 18, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET
Summary: A British court sentenced Polish driver Jakub Jan Konkel to more than 13 years for smuggling £7 million of cocaine in Skims underwear shipments.
WHO: British court; National Crime Agency (NCA)
WHAT: Sentenced Polish lorry driver Jakub Jan Konkel to more than 13 years in prison for cocaine smuggling hidden in a shipment of Skims underwear and clothing.
WHEN: May 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM ET
WHERE: Essex, United Kingdom
WHY: He was stopped by border officials at a port in Essex while driving a vehicle carrying Skims clothing with cocaine hidden in the shipment.
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