The yacht Dances with Waves
THE mastermind behind one of the biggest cocaine smuggling operations ever uncovered in Ireland has been sentenced to 28-years in jail by a British court.
Dances with Waves suspect arrested in UK
November 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
The yacht Dances with Waves
AN Englishman has been arrested in Blackpool in the UK in connection with the 2008 capture of €400m cocaine smuggling boat Dances with Waves 170 miles off the West Cork Coast.
The UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) arrested John Alan Brooks (60) who was visiting relatives in the Marton area of the town at the time.
Mr Brooks is originally from Blackpool but has been living in Benahavis near Marbella in Spain.
