Moment crime gang caught trying to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine hidden in bananas into UK

The ringleader of an organised crime group which attempted to smuggle 139 kilos of cocaine into the UK hidden in a consignment of bananas has been convicted.

Sajid Ali, 56, from Birmingham, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers at Heathrow airport in January this year, minutes before boarding a flight to Istanbul, Turkey.

His criminal associates had previously been apprehended while unloading a shipping container they believed contained the £11m million worth of drugs at a storage company in Coventry in April 2022.

Footage shared by the NCA shows the moment officers swarmed the gang.

The criminals are now serving a total of 62 years in prison.