A drug smuggler who tried to bring millions of pounds of cocaine into the UK by boat has been jailed for 16 years.
Alex Fowlie, 35, of Chichester bragged to accomplices there was 'zero f*****g risk' as he helped engineer a plan to bring £18.4million of drugs from South America into the UK.
But the plot fell apart when their drug-laden inflatable boat was spotted by Border Force officers, leading to three of the seven gang members being chased for 28 miles out at sea and arrested.
The trio were seen throwing the bales of cocaine into the sea before they stopped at Gwynver Beach near Lands End, Cornwall, last September.
Such was Fowlie's confidence in the original cocaine smuggling plan, he even enjoyed a surfing holiday with his partner in nearby Newquay while the drop-off was taking place.
