United Kingdom authorities have intercepted cocaine worth an estimated 8.4 million dollars concealed in a shipment carrying products from Skims, the shapewear brand owned by reality television star Kim Kardashian.
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) disclosed that a Polish national, Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was sentenced to 13 years and six months imprisonment on Monday over the smuggling operation.
According to the agency, Konkel was arrested after Border Force officers stopped his truck at the Port of Harwich in Essex, England, in September 2025.
The truck, which arrived on a ferry from the Netherlands, was reportedly transporting 28 pallets of Skims clothing products.
Authorities said an X-ray examination of the vehicle revealed a specially modified compartment hidden inside the truck’s rear doors.
Investigators discovered 90 wrapped packages of cocaine weighing about 198 pounds concealed inside the compartment.
The NCA estimated the street value of the seized drugs at approximately 8.4 million dollars.
Officials clarified that the shipment of Skims products was legitimate and that neither the exporter nor the importer of the clothing items had any connection to the smuggling operation.
According to investigators, Konkel initially denied knowledge of the drugs but later admitted he agreed to transport the cocaine in exchange for 4,500 euros.
Assistant Director of Border Force, Jason Thorn, described the seizure as a major success in disrupting organised criminal networks.
“These drugs destroy lives and inflict misery on our communities.
“This significant interception is testament to the work of Border Force in depriving criminal networks of millions in profit,” Thorn said.
He added that authorities would continue efforts to protect borders and prevent dangerous drugs from reaching communities.
The case forms part of ongoing anti-smuggling operations by UK law enforcement agencies targeting international drug trafficking networks.
