The Scotland Sun
The idyllic islands and inlets of the northwest Highlands became a paradise for smugglers as local fishermen became global drug traffickers
A SMALL fishing town’s part in a multimillion-pound global drug smuggling ring is set to be explored in a new documentary.
Locals in Ullapool, Highlands, were left stunned when a massive drug haul was discovered in the sleepy settlement in 1991.
Cops seized more than £100million worth of cocaine, linking the village to the international narcotics trade.
The idyllic islands and inlets of the northwest Highlands became a paradise for smugglers as local fishermen became global drug traffickers.
The police investigation into the bust is the subject of BBC ALBA’s Cocain is na Klondykers.
The three-part series will explore the complex web of criminal activity that connected the quiet corner of the Highlands to Spain’s ‘Costa Del Crime’ and Colombia’s ruthless crime gangs.
