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Episode 3

Sreath aithriseach mu iomairt dhrogaichean cho mòr ’s a bha a-riamh ann an eachdraidh Alba. Documentary series investigating one of the biggest drug seizures in Scottish history.

In the final instalment of this epic tale of drug smuggling, the shock of £100 million worth of cocaine landing just north of Ullapool filters through customs and excise and police. Just how did Chisholm manage to organise such an ambitious crime?

Journalist Anna MacLeod wants to find out. Spain proves to be a connecting factor - a place where Chisholm’s friends among Britain’s criminal fraternity leads to an opportunity to swap cannabis for cocaine from the Cali cartel. Two members of his Ullapool crew travel to Spain - they think they are going on short hop from Spain to Morocco but instead they are sent on a much longer journey, and luckily for them Customs and Excise have no idea where they are. But with surveillance operating around the clock, they cannot slip the net completely.

Anns a’ phàirt mu dheireadh dhen stòiridh mhòr seo mu dheidhinn smugladh dhrogaichean, tha am faireachadh uabhais mu £100 millean de chocain ga chur air tìr gu tuath air Ulapul a’ sioladh troimhe gu luchd cubainn is cìs-bathair agus poileas. Ciamar a chaidh aig Chisholm air eucoir cho dàn ri seo a chur air dòigh? Tha an neach-naidheachd Anna NicLeòid a’ sireadh freagairt. Tha dearbhadh ann gu bheil an Spàinn mar cheangal; àite far a bheil na caraidean aig Chisholm am measg eucoirich Bhreatannach ga stiùireadh gu cothrom cocain fhaotainn bhon Chartel Cali agus cainib a thoirt dhaibh na àite. Tha dithis bhon sgioba aige ann an Ulapul a’ siubhal dhan Spàinn, ’s iad an dùil gu bheil turas goirid eadar an Spàinn agus Moroco a’ feitheamh orra, ach an àite sin tha iad a’ dol air turas gu math nas fhaide. Gu fortanach dhaibhsan chan eil beachd sam bith aig luchd Cusbainn is Cìs-bathair far a bheil iad, ach le goireasan faire gan cleachdadh a latha is a dh’oidhche, cha bhi cothrom aca air teicheadh gu tur.

In Gaelic with English subtitles

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50 minutes

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Tue 4 Mar 2025 21:45

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