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By Richard Littlejohn for the Daily Mail[1] Published: 21:19, 11 December 2023 | Updated: 22:40, 11 December 2023
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Millions of pounds worth of imported class A drugs were found hidden inside a pallet load of raspberry sorbet in Bilsthorpe.
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The mammoth haul – containing 39 kilogrammes of cocaine and 18kg of heroin – had been unloaded and stored at a frozen food warehouse unit in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
The consignment – believed to be the biggest drugs seizure in Nottinghamshire[2] for many years – was stowed in a lorry trailer after 26 pallets of frozen yoghurt ice cream had been collected from a factory in Wellens, Belgium.
From there, the load was moved on to the town Hook of Holland, before being shipped to the UK on August 10, 2017.
John Brown, John Madden and William Morritt were jailed for a combined total of 54 years. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
The lorry was followed by Border Force officers after it left the Port of Immingham, on the east coast of England, the following day.
They remained in convoy with the vehicle as it arrived in Bilsthorpe.
When police searched the unloaded consignment, on August 14, 2017, they found a concealed compartment in one of the pallets which contained the drugs.
Following a detailed investigation, a number of suspects were subsequently arrested, interviewed, and charged in connection with the massive drugs seizure.
The drugs were found hidden in a pallet of raspberry sorbet ice cream. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
Five people went on to be convicted of offences.
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John Brown, aged 54, collected a lorry from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on August 8, 2017 and set off on a journey to Europe.
Two days later he arrived at a factory in Wellens where pallets of frozen ice cream were collected for their return journey to the UK.
The vehicle booking was made by 69-year-old William Morritt – director of a company which specialises in temperature-controlled transport.
John Madden, aged 51, was also identified as being involved in the operation after analysis of phone records showed contact between the group members.
All three appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Friday, December 8.
Brown, of Lawn Avenue, Woodlands, Doncaster, pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and conspiring to conceal criminal property and was sentenced to 15 years.
Morritt, of Poplar Crescent, Ashbourne, was found guilty of conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and was locked up for 18 years.
Madden, of Hall Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley, pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and was jailed for 21 years.
His parents, Bernard Madden, aged 72, of Hall Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley and Marian Madden, aged 70, of Weaver Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley pleaded guilty to money laundering for their son but were not involved in the importation.
They were each given a two-year sentence, suspended for two years.
Detective Inspector Mark Adas, of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU)[4], said: “This complex investigation has resulted in the seizure of a very substantial haul of class A drugs before they had the chance to reaching the streets and cause significant harm.
“Drugs fuel violent crime and other exploitative criminal activities and we will continue to work with our partners to protect our communities, combat such criminality and target those involved.”
A Derbyshire business director has been jailed, after millions of pounds worth of imported class A drugs were found hidden inside a pallet load of raspberry sorbet.
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Millions of pounds worth of imported class A drugs were found hidden inside a pallet load of raspberry sorbet in Bilsthorpe.
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The mammoth haul – containing 39 kilogrammes of cocaine and 18kg of heroin – had been unloaded and stored at a frozen food warehouse unit in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
The consignment – believed to be the biggest drugs seizure in Nottinghamshire[2] for many years – was stowed in a lorry trailer after 26 pallets of frozen yoghurt ice cream had been collected from a factory in Wellens, Belgium.
From there, the load was moved on to the town Hook of Holland, before being shipped to the UK on August 10, 2017.
John Brown, John Madden and William Morritt were jailed for a combined total of 54 years. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
The lorry was followed by Border Force officers after it left the Port of Immingham, on the east coast of England, the following day.
They remained in convoy with the vehicle as it arrived in Bilsthorpe.
When police searched the unloaded consignment, on August 14, 2017, they found a concealed compartment in one of the pallets which contained the drugs.
Following a detailed investigation, a number of suspects were subsequently arrested, interviewed, and charged in connection with the massive drugs seizure.
The drugs were found hidden in a pallet of raspberry sorbet ice cream. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
Five people went on to be convicted of offences.
Mansfield man in court following Sutton knife-slash attack
John Brown, aged 54, collected a lorry from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, on August 8, 2017 and set off on a journey to Europe.
Two days later he arrived at a factory in Wellens where pallets of frozen ice cream were collected for their return journey to the UK.
The vehicle booking was made by 69-year-old William Morritt – director of a company which specialises in temperature-controlled transport.
John Madden, aged 51, was also identified as being involved in the operation after analysis of phone records showed contact between the group members.
All three appeared at Nottingham Crown Court for sentencing on Friday, December 8.
Brown, of Lawn Avenue, Woodlands, Doncaster, pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and conspiring to conceal criminal property and was sentenced to 15 years.
Morritt, of Poplar Crescent, Ashbourne, was found guilty of conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and was locked up for 18 years.
Madden, of Hall Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley, pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a class A drug and was jailed for 21 years.
His parents, Bernard Madden, aged 72, of Hall Lane, Kirkby, Knowsley and Marian Madden, aged 70, of Weaver Avenue, Kirkby, Knowsley pleaded guilty to money laundering for their son but were not involved in the importation.
They were each given a two-year sentence, suspended for two years.
Detective Inspector Mark Adas, of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU)[4], said: “This complex investigation has resulted in the seizure of a very substantial haul of class A drugs before they had the chance to reaching the streets and cause significant harm.
“Drugs fuel violent crime and other exploitative criminal activities and we will continue to work with our partners to protect our communities, combat such criminality and target those involved.”
A Hucknall sex offender who raped a young girl on multiple occasions has been put behind bars .
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Nicholas Smith preyed upon the girl and raped her up to six times over a five-month period – warning her not to tell anyone or they would both go to prison.
Detectives began an investigation when the girl revealed what had happened to friends, and teachers at her school became aware.
As well as raping and sexually assaulting the girl, Smith also forced her to watch sexual acts and send him indecent images of herself between January and June 2022.
Smith was sentenced to 20 years at Nottingham Crown Court. Photo: Nottinghamshire Police
The 44-year-old, of Oakenhall Avenue, was jailed for a total of 15 years at Nottingham Crown Court[2] on December 8.
He will serve a further five years on licence after his release from prison.
Smith is also now subject to a restraining order which bans him from contacting the girl for life and has been placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register for life.
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Smith had earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of raping a girl under the age of 13, sexual assault of a child, causing a child to look at sexual activity and two counts of making an indecent image of a child.
Detective Constable Stuart Dolby, of Nottinghamshire Police[4], said: “Smith is a predatory sex offender who committed some truly appalling offences against this young girl.
“I know this has been a very difficult and upsetting process for the victim and her family, so I am full of admiration for the bravery and dignity she has shown throughout the legal process.
“But for her bravery in speaking to officers, this man would have remained at-large and other children could have been put at risk as a result.
“The evidence she gave was extremely detailed and utterly damning for Smith, who really had no choice but to admit to what he had done.
“I am pleased he has now been handed a very significant prison sentence and hope this case serves as a warning to others about the consequences of abusing children in this way.
“We will find out, we will arrest you and we will do whatever we can to bring you to justice.”
Anyone with concerns about child sexual exploitation should call police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
Nottinghamshire Police officers are looking to speak to witnesses following an attack on Alfreton Road, Nottingham, on Saturday (December 10). Officers were called to Old Market Square[1] at 7.30am where paramedics were treating a 20-year-old man who h…