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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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