Criminology and Psychology

The drug traffickers were caught after police bugged the ringleader's fleet of luxury cars. Recep Yilmaz, 67, was caught boasting of his profits of up to £100,000 a week from the smuggling ring which shipped the class A drug in bulk from Europe. A Hastings man was part of an international drug smuggling ring which planned to flood the streets of Britain with £7 million of heroin, the Old Bailey has heard. Sean Harrison, 41, of Hilly Glen Close, who organised the heroin on the continent, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs earlier this month. But police swooped after learning that a shipment of 69.1kg was on its way to Britain, organised by David Powell, 50. The lorry containing the heroin, worth a street value of around £7million, was driven by John Rae, 41. Police discovered the deal after bugging the Mercedes and Jaguar owned by car dealer Yilmaz, known as the 'Top Man,' who has pleaded guilty to his role in the conspiracy. Mert Goren, 27, who took posses...