The Daily Telegraph

Drug-traffickin­g gangs target small airfields

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Britain’s small airfields are vulnerable to trafficker­s bringing in drugs, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said yesterday, as four men were jailed for one of the largest ever cocaine hauls.

Three of the gang, including a builder from Poole, Dorset, were jailed for 24 years each at Woolwich Crown Court for an “audacious” attempt to smuggle in £41million worth of cocaine on a private jet from Colombia to Farnboroug­h Airport, Hants.

The NCA said criminal gangs targeted smaller airfields because they have weaker customs enforcemen­t than major hubs such as Heathrow.

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