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Show Notes
May 2010. When the cocaine was found in the shallow waters off sleepy Freshwater Bay, in the southern Isle of Wight, it was valued at over £50M. Law Enforcement were confident the men they had arrested on the fishing boat were guilty of an elaborate importation. But were they?
Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'.
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Today, in this episode of the UK True Crime podcast, I tell the story of the 'Freshwater Five'.
CrimeCon UK
Get discounted tickets for this event in June 2021 using the code: UKTC
Referenced sites
- https://www.crimepublishingnetwork.com/
- www.uktruecrime.com
- www.patreon.com/uktruecrime
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Sources
- https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/apr/18/five-fishermen-a-stormy-night-and-53m-of-cocaine-were-the-freshwater-five-wrongly-convicted
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44319526
- http://appeal.org.uk/freshwater-five
- https://www.islandecho.co.uk/freshwater-five-drugs-conspiracy-court-of-appeal-upholds-convictions-of-isle-of-wight-men/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9401585/Two-members-Freshwater-Five-cocaine-smuggling-gang-lose-fight-clear-names.html
- https://www.thejusticegap.com/freshwater-five-court-of-appeal-told-drug-smuggling-simply-impossible/
- https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/19112205.freshwater-five/
- https://eminetra.co.uk/two-members-of-freshwater-five-lose-appeal-for-drug-conviction-uk-news/372945/
- https://www.5men104years.com/just-a-normal-fishing-trip.html
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