Drug lord jailed over fake ambulance conspiracy

A drugs gang boss arrested after a “truly colossal” conspiracy to sneak heroin and cocaine into Britain in a fleet of Dutch-registered ambulances has been jailed for 20 years.

James Gibson was jailed alongside five other men — who received jail terms of 17 to 11 years — after a court heard he was “towards the top of the tree” on the British side of the plot.

Gibson, of Nottinghamshire, pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to conspiracy to import and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.