Fishing boat used in £100m drug smuggling operation goes up for auction
A fishing boat linked with plans to smuggle over £100 million worth of cocaine into the UK is up for auction.
Drug smuggling Lily Lola boat is up for auction. Wilsons Auctions will offer the seized fishing catamaran ‘Lily Lola’ in its upcoming Unreserved Prestige Government Auction, as instructed on behalf of government agencies.
Confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) following one of the UK’s largest maritime drug busts, the vessel will go under the hammer unreserved, meaning it will sell to the highest bidder.
Wilsons Auctions said: "The Lily Lola was seized following a major investigation into an organised crime group attempting to smuggle over £100 million worth of cocaine into the UK. In a dramatic operation, the vessel was intercepted off the coast of Cornwall, uncovering more than a tonne of Class A drugs concealed onboard."
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More than a tonne of Class A drugs concealed onboard. (Image: National Crime Agency/SWNS)
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The drugs were confirmed to be high purity cocaine. (Image: Wilsons Auctions/SWNS)
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Confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). (Image: Wilsons Auctions/SWNS)
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The boat was intercepted by a Border Force vessel last September. (Image: Wilsons Auctions/SWNS)
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