A routine border check in the UK turned into a major high-fashion drug bust after border officials discovered £7.2 million ($9.4 million) worth of cocaine hidden inside a shipping truck packed with Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS shapewear.
A lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling more than £7m worth of cocaine hidden on a vehicle carrying a consignment of Kim Kardashian’s Skims underwear and clothing.
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Truck driver Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was handed a 13.5-year prison sentence after an unrecorded 16-minute detour exposed his role in the plot.
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Legitimate SKIMS shapewear inventory seized by UK Border Force as part of the evidence trail.
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Nearly 200 pounds of Class A drugs—carrying an estimated street value of $9.4 million—laid out by investigators following the Port of Harwich raid.
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Billionaire mogul Kim Kardashian, whose wildly successful shapewear brand SKIMS was completely cleared of any wrongdoing by the NCA.
“Organised crime groups use corrupt drivers like Konkel to move Class A drugs often hidden on entirely legitimate loads such as this,” said NCA Operations Manager Paul Orchard. “With Konkel, they’ve lost an important enabler.”
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A screenshot of an X post by user Oseni A. Olabooye highlighting how sophisticated trafficking networks use luxury brands and global logistics as attractive covers for organised crime.
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