The Freshwater Five EPUB
by Jamie Green
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All I am is a fisherman. That's all I'm guilty of, Your Honour. On 31 May 2010 eleven holdalls were discovered along the shore near Freshwater on the Isle of Wight; when opened they contained £53m worth of cocaine – the biggest haul ever found in UK waters.
A local fishing crew was accused of waiting in the Channel for the bags to be thrown from a passing cargo ship in an operation allegedly masterminded by a local scaffolder. The Freshwater Five is a true story that cuts to the heart of the British judicial system.
Did five men really attempt one of the world's biggest drug smuggling operations – or were they simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time?
Why did the police hastily alter key surveillance statements, why were logs blacked out or mysteriously left empty – and why was crucial evidence never disclosed at trial?
All five men fiercely denied the allegations, but a jury rejected their version of the events. This is the story of what actually happened as told by the skipper of the crew.
It's a story that reveals the human misery of brutal prison sentences and a story that leaves the reader with one question: Does the British legal system really dispense justice?
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- Publisher:The History Press
- Publication Date:17/06/2021
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:The History Press
- Publication Date:17/06/2021
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- ISBN:9780750994552