Gang Used Fake Ambulances In £1.6bn Drug Plot

A man has been found guilty of smuggling drugs worth up to £1.6bn into the UK using fake ambulances and paramedics, as well as bogus patients on crutches. Dutchman Leonardus Bijlsma, 55, was the "right-hand man" in a group that brought the stash across the Channel and delivered it to organised crime groups. The National Crime Agency (NCA) says the ambulances had made at least 45 trips to the UK in the 14 months before the seizure, with the drugs worth as much as £1.6bn.