Moment cocaine smuggling siblings were caught at airport

MUM HEADED UP GANG WHICH INCLUDED FIVE OF HER OWN CHILDREN

- ISABELLE BATES

A PICTURE has shown the moment a group of siblings were caught smuggling millions of pounds worth of cocaine into Britain.

The family were recruited into the drug operation by their own mother, Farzana Kauser.

The 54-year-old used five of her children to smuggle drugs from Cancun in Mexico through to Birmingham Airport.

Two of the children were teenagers at the time of the offences between August and November last year.

Members of the gang used an elaborate method to smuggle high-purity cocaine into the country.

Kauser, along with five other gang members, previously pleaded guilty to importing approximately 180 kilograms of cocaine with a wholesale value of nearly £5 million into the UK from Mexico.

Two further gang members pleaded guilty to participating in the activities of an organised crime group.

Between August and November 2024, the defendants conducted at least five drug importation trips using the same method each time.