A group of drug smugglers have been sentenced after they were chased for 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall before trying to escape on a beach in Penzance Alex Fowlie, 35, of Chichester, was found responsible of purchasing the rigid-hulled inflatable boat. (Image: NCA)

A group of drug smugglers were caught red-handed by cops after a dramatic chase across a popular beach left sunbathers bewildered. Three of the seven men are now behind bars, with shocking footage showing the men escaping from the police on an inflatable boat which had £18.4m worth of drugs on board.

After being chased for 28 miles off the coast of Cornwall, they got to the shore in an attempt to flee while Border Force agents chased them through the beach in front of shocked holidaymakers.

The police eventu

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