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The History Press Ltd The Freshwater Five : A Fishing Crew'S Fight For Justice After Being Jailed For 104 Years

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The History Press Ltd The Freshwater Five : A Fishing Crew'S Fight For Justice After Being Jailed For 104 Years

All I am is a fisherman. That's all I'm guilty of, Your Honour. On 31 May 2010 eleven holdalls were discovered along the shore near Freshwater on the Isle of Wight; when opened they contained GBP53m worth of cocaine - the biggest haul ever found in UK waters.A local fishing crew was accused of waiting in the Channel for the bags to be thrown from a passing cargo ship in an operation allegedly masterminded by a local scaffolder. The Freshwater Five is a true story that cuts to the heart of the British judicial system.Did five men really attempt one of the world's biggest drug smuggling operations - or were they simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time?Why did the police hastily alter key surveillance statements, why were logs blacked out or mysteriously left empty - and why was crucial evidence never disclosed at trial?All five men fiercely denied the allegations, but a jury rejected their version of the events. This is the story of what actually happened as told by the skipper of the crew.It's a story that reveals the human misery of brutal prison sentences and a story that leaves the reader with one question: Does the British legal system really dispense justice?

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