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Four Sentenced to Decades for £18M Cocaine Smuggling Plot

8/3/2025

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Four men have been handed hefty prison sentences for their role in a daring plot to smuggle £18 million of cocaine into the UK. Following a dramatic police chase off Cornwall, Scott Johnston faces 24 years, while Terry Willis gets 21 years, Michael May 19 years, and Edwin Tabora Baca 17 years. Their actions were tied to a larger web of organized crime in London and Essex.

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Four men have been handed hefty prison sentences for their role in a daring plot to smuggle £18 million of cocaine into the UK. Following a dramatic police chase off Cornwall, Scott Johnston faces 24 years, while Terry Willis gets 21 years, Michael May 19 years, and Edwin Tabora Baca 17 years. Their actions were tied to a larger web of organized crime in London and Essex.