The Devon and Cornwall coast has been a landing point for smugglers for centuries. Isolated coves, and, historically, willing local residents, meant contraband often found its way in the UK evading Customs. But it is not now brandy, tea and rum that are the focus of the gangs but millions of pounds worth of drugs and, latterly, people. Here we look back on some of the biggest modern-day busts in the region when, through good fortune or good detective work, customs got their men.THE DELIVERY...
