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Kingpin Sentenced in £18M Cornwall Cocaine Smuggling Case

8/22/2025

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Peter Williams received a 16-year and nine-month sentence for cocaine smuggling off Cornwall, UK.
He and accomplices tried to evade authorities while discarding £18 million in cocaine at sea.
Co-conspirators received different sentences: Scott Johnston was sentenced to 24 years, and Edwin Tabora Baca to 17 years and seven months.
The operation involved two organized crime groups and was part of a larger international drug trafficking network.

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Story summary

Peter Williams received a 16-year and nine-month sentence for cocaine smuggling off Cornwall, UK.
He and accomplices tried to evade authorities while discarding £18 million in cocaine at sea.
Co-conspirators received different sentences: Scott Johnston was sentenced to 24 years, and Edwin Tabora Baca to 17 years and seven months.
The operation involved two organized crime groups and was part of a larger international drug trafficking network.