Six jailed for 'drug ambulance' smuggling plot
Six men have been jailed for a total of 94 years after smuggling drugs from Holland to the UK in fake ambulances.
"Truly colossal" quantities of cocaine, heroin and ecstasy were involved, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
The drugs were sealed behind riveted panels inside a fleet of Dutch ambulances entering UK ferry ports with bogus patients and paramedics on board.
Police believe at least 45 trips, involving drugs with an estimated street value of £1.6bn, took place.
The sentencing hearing came after three Dutch nationals were jailed for their part in the same operation last year.
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