David Huck

David Huck is an English drug trafficker who, from his County Clare estate (Ireland), headed successful European-North African drug running operations during the 1980s and 1990s that are worth an estimated £30-40 million.
In 2004, he became the subject of an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau during the Irish government's crackdown on drug traffickers, organized crime figures and other prominent criminals.
In 1997, Huck was importing drugs from a North African ship port to a Southern port of England, Uk Customs had infiltrated his organisation, Huck was on board his vessel and handed over what was said to be 4 tons of cannabis, to undercover Officers of UK Customs, who set off back to the UK to deliver to UK based recipients. The chartered undercover Customs Vessel sank at sea in the Bay of Biscay, all the cannabis went with it. The four Officers were rescued by a passing Norwegian freighter, they were then picked up by a British Destroyer (*assisting Uk Customs and were helicoptered back to the Uk (Culdrose RNAS). Meanwhile, Huck's vessel had turned back towards Spain, it was intercepted and escorted in Spain from whence Huck was subsequently extradited to face trial at Exeter. The UK Customs undercover team, delivered cannabis owned by Customs, to a beach in Cornwall where they were met by a "shore party" who had been under surveillance by Officers dug in on the hillside. Further arrests were made assisted by a Devon And Cornwall Police armed team. After a six-week Crown Court trial at Exeter in front of Judge Sean Overend during which the defence team tried to maintain that the drugs lost in Biscay were Henna not Cannabis, Huck was found Guilty on attempting to import Illegal substances, and possession of a class B drug With intent to supply and given 14 years in a high security Class A prison, with the option of parole. The 14 years was the highest possible and highest ever sentence given in the UK for Cannabis trafficking. The Crown Court also considered a fine of £1,000,000 to accompany the 14-year jail sentence but the jury rejected this proposal. Huck was released from an unknown prison after serving 10 years of his sentence, with 4 months left of his probation, Huck travelled to Amsterdam and received a call, this call was logged and Huck was arrested by Dutch police and charged for talking to known criminals, an offence which is not present in the UK. Huck was then kept on remand for a year and found guilty but released as he had already served his sentence while he was on remand.

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