Cocaine worth $9.4 million found hidden in shipment of Kim Kardashian brand underwear in U.K.

May 18, 2026 / 1:45 PM EDT

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A British court sentenced a truck driver to prison for smuggling $9.4 million worth of cocaine in a shipment of underwear and clothing from Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear brand, authorities said Monday.The National Crime Agency said Jakub Jan Konkel, 40, was driving a truck carrying 28 pallets of Skims clothing from the Netherlands when he was stopped by border officials at a port in Essex in September.The agency said Konkel had stopped on the way to collect 90 kilograms (198 pounds) of cocaine, and that the truck had been specially adapted so that he could hide the drugs, wrapped in 1-kilogram (2.2-pound) packages, in a compartment of the truck's back doors.In a social media post, the NCA released three images of the purported drugs inside the merchandise.

— National Crime Agency (NCA) (@NCA_UK) May 18, 2026