Friday, May 14, 2021

Lorry driver tried to smuggle £1,000,000 cocaine haul hidden around bunk bed

9yrs for smuggling cocaine in campervan buink bed
Robertas Trimailovas was caught when his lorry was stopped at Dover in April (Pictures: PA)

A lorry driver has been jailed for nine years after trying to smuggle £1 million worth of cocaine into the UK.

Robertas Trimailovas, 46, from Alytus in Lithuania, hid 24kg of the drug in three spaces in the lining surrounding the driver’s bunk bed.

The huge haul was discovered after he was stopped at Dover on April 5.

Trimailovas was interviewed by National Crime Agency officers and charged with importing a class A drug.

Undated handout photo issued by the National Crime Agency of lorry driver Robertas Trimailovas who has been jailed for nine years after trying to smuggle 24kg of cocaine hidden around a bunk bed. Trimailovas, 46, from Alytus in Lithuania, pleaded guilty over the drugs, which would have been worth about ??1 million on the streets of the UK. Issue date: Friday May 14, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Robertas. Photo credit should read: NCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
Robertas Trimailovas was jailed for nine years (Picture: PA)
Undated handout photo issued by the National Crime Agency of cocaine hidden in the lorry of Robertas Trimailovas. Lorry driver Robertas Trimailovas who has been jailed for nine years after trying to smuggle 24kg of cocaine hidden around a bunk bed. Trimailovas, 46, from Alytus in Lithuania, pleaded guilty over the drugs, which would have been worth about ??1 million on the streets of the UK. Issue date: Friday May 14, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Robertas. Photo credit should read: NCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
He tried to smuggle 24kg of cocaine hidden around a bunk bed (Picture: PA)
Undated handout photo issued by the National Crime Agency of cocaine that was found in the lorry of Robertas Trimailovas. Lorry driver Robertas Trimailovas who has been jailed for nine years after trying to smuggle 24kg of cocaine hidden around a bunk bed. Trimailovas, 46, from Alytus in Lithuania, pleaded guilty over the drugs, which would have been worth about ??1 million on the streets of the UK. Issue date: Friday May 14, 2021. PA Photo. See PA story COURTS Robertas. Photo credit should read: NCA/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.
The haul would have been worth about £1 million on the streets (Picture: PA)

He pleaded guilty at Canterbury Crown Court on Monday, and was sentenced to nine years at the same court on Friday.

Martin Grace, Dover branch commander for the NCA, said: ‘Drug runners like Trimailovas should be in no doubt about our determination to catch them and bring them to justice.

‘Class A drugs bring violence and exploitation to our communities, and working with partners like Border Force we are committed to disrupting the organised crime groups involved.’

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