{"id":2616,"date":"2026-05-18T21:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lorry-driver-sentenced-for-smuggling-7m-of-cocaine-in-kim-kardashian-underwear-shipment\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T21:47:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T21:47:22","slug":"lorry-driver-sentenced-for-smuggling-7m-of-cocaine-in-kim-kardashian-underwear-shipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/lorry-driver-sentenced-for-smuggling-7m-of-cocaine-in-kim-kardashian-underwear-shipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorry driver sentenced for smuggling \u00a37m of cocaine in Kim Kardashian underwear shipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_184259\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Lorry driver Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was found to have hidden \u00a37million worth of cocaine in hidden compartments while transporting a legitimate shipment of Kim Kardashian&#8217;s underwear brand Skims<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174004\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A mugshot of Jakub Jan Konkel\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1_Jakub-Jan-Konkel-court-case.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was jailed for smuggling cocaine with a street value of \u00a37million in his lorry\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was jailed for smuggling cocaine with a street value of \u00a37million in his lorry<cite aria-label=\"Image: National Crime Agency\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: National Crime Agency\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A lorry driver has been jailed for smuggling \u00a37million worth of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"cocaineLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/cocaine\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">cocaine<\/a> in a shipment of <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Kim Kardashian'Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kim-kardashian\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Kardashian&#8217;<\/a>s underwear brand.<!-- -->Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was driving a truck carrying 28 pallets of legitimate Skims clothing from the <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"NetherlandsLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/netherlands\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Netherlands<\/a> when he was stopped by border officials at a port in <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"EssexLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/essex\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Essex<\/a> in September. <!-- -->The National Crime Agency said Konkel had stopped on the way to collect 90 kilograms of cocaine &#8211; and that the lorry had been specially adapted so that he could hide the drugs in 1kg packages in a secret compartment near the back doors. Border Force officers found 90 packages with a street value of around \u00a37.2million.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37174011\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174011\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Skims shapewear was seized as evidence\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_\u00a37m-of-cocaine-found-in-lorry-carrying-Kim-Kardashian-underwear.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Neither the exporter nor importer had any knowledge of to the smuggled drugs hidden in the lorry\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Neither the exporter nor importer had any knowledge of to the smuggled drugs hidden in the lorry<cite aria-label=\"Image: NCA \/ SWNS\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: NCA \/ SWNS)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Konkel\u2019s tachograph, which records driver activity, showed a 16-minute stop that he failed to declare to the NCA when interviewed by detectives &#8211; thought to be when the drugs were loaded onto the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The shipment of clothing was legitimate, and neither the exporter nor importer had any knowledge of to the smuggled load. Konkel, from Kartuzy in northern Poland, said he had agreed to transport the drugs for a payment of 4,500 euros (\u00a33,900). He was sentenced to 13 years in prison for drug smuggling at Chelmsford Crown Court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">NCA operations manager Paul Orchard said: \u201cOrganised crime groups use corrupt drivers like Konkel to move Class A drugs often hidden on entirely legitimate loads such as this.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;The detection and investigation have removed a significant amount of cocaine whose profits are lost to the crime group behind the smuggling attempt, and with Konkel they\u2019ve lost an important enabler.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37174012\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37174012\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.59\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Border Force officers found 90 packages of cocaine weighing 1kg each\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_Jakub-Jan-Konkel-court-case.jpg\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Border Force officers found 90 packages of cocaine weighing 1kg each\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Border Force officers found 90 packages of cocaine weighing 1kg each<cite aria-label=\"Image: National Crime Agency\/PA Wire\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: National Crime Agency\/PA Wire)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe NCA works with partners at home and abroad to protect the public from the threat of Class A drugs, which are at the epicentre of huge amounts of crime and suffering in UK communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Border Force Assistant Director, Jason Thorn said: \u201cThese drugs destroy lives and inflict misery on our communities. This significant interception is testament to the brilliant work of Border Force, depriving criminal networks of millions in profit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe continue to work round the clock to relentlessly pursue criminality, protect our borders and keep these dangerous drugs off our streets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Skims was co-founded in June 2019 by <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/kim-kardashian\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Kim Kardashian<\/a>, Swedish entrepreneur Jens Grede and Emma Grede and their clothes emphasise body positivity and inclusivity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Before creating the Skims line, Kardashian said she had been inspired by her own habit of altering clothes and said she had been designing &#8216;shapewear&#8217; for 15 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In March 2022 Skims was so successful that it made it on to TIME&#8217;s List of 100 Most Influential Companies of the year. In October 2023, Skims announced the company&#8217;s first venture into menswear.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/lorry-driver-sentenced-smuggling-7m-37173938\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lorry driver Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was found to have hidden \u00a37million worth of cocaine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1779140842_1_Jakub-Jan-Konkel-court-case.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}