Gang jailed for attempt to smuggle £36m of cannabis into Britain

Members of an international gang, including Israeli organised criminals, were jailed today after they attempted to flood Britain with £36 million worth of cannabis.
Over several months the men, including British criminals from Leicester and members of a Serbian gang, were kept under surveillance by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (Soca) as they planned the huge operation involving 12.5 tonnes of the drug.
Israeli law enforcement intercepted calls while Leicestershire police also helped keep track of some of the men as they arranged to bring a boat into Southampton loaded with cannabis.
Investigators in seven other countries were also involved in the huge operation.