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Driver Sentenced 13½ Years for Skims Underwear Cocaine Haul

5/21/2026

Summary

Story summary

A truck carrying Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear was found to contain 90 kilograms of cocaine.
Polish driver Jakub Jan Konkel received a 13-year-six-month prison term for smuggling £7.2 million of cocaine hidden in the Skims shipment at Harwich port.
Investigators traced the cocaine to an undeclared 16-minute stop and said the driver was paid €4,500.
The National Crime Agency said the seizure removed cocaine and disrupted profits for the crime network.

History

Historical Context

The 1988 UN Convention against Illicit Traffic, which entered into force on 11 November 1990, expanded maritime inspections after 1970s-80s drug demand surged. Decades later, British customs seized a Skims shipment in Harwich, linking driver Jakub Jan Konkel to 90 kg of cocaine worth €4,500. The case shows the treaty’s inspection rules still guide modern enforcement.

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Story summary

A truck carrying Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear was found to contain 90 kilograms of cocaine.
Polish driver Jakub Jan Konkel received a 13-year-six-month prison term for smuggling £7.2 million of cocaine hidden in the Skims shipment at Harwich port.
Investigators traced the cocaine to an undeclared 16-minute stop and said the driver was paid €4,500.
The National Crime Agency said the seizure removed cocaine and disrupted profits for the crime network.

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