Smugglers jailed for supplying millions of pounds worth of cocaine
The group have been jailed for a total of 30 years and five months combined
Last updated 23rd Mar 2026
A group of smugglers involved in a large-scale drugs supply network have been jailed for a total of 30 years and five months combined.
They supplied the UK with over 170kg of cocaine, valued at approximately £13.6 million.
Arvinder Bains, 39, from Telford, was stopped on 16th June 2022, with 10 kilos of high-purity cocaine valued at £80,000 found in his vehicle.
Bains' phone data exposed a wider conspiracy, revealing plans to supply 22kg of cocaine that day.
Shahrukh Hummayiun, 29, from Wolverhampton, was identified as the coordinator alongside couriers Sindija Virse, 28, Gabriele Trinkunaite, 26, and Rubanpreet Kaur, 26.
They arranged deliveries via encrypted messaging app Wickr, handling details like vehicle locations and meeting sites.
Further investigation linked Trinkunaite, Kaur, and Hummayiun to prior surveillance of meeting locations.
Trinkunaite was arrested on 14th January 2025, while Hummayiun was arrested whilst attempting to flee to Dubai on 15th January 2025.
Kaur and Virse were also detained at their homes.
The sentences
Shahrukh Hummayiun, of Langsett Road, Wolverhampton, was convicted of conspiracy to supply cocaine and was sentenced to ten years and nine months.
Gabriele Trinkunaite, of Taylor Road, Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and was sentenced to seven years and eight months.
Rubanpreet Kaur, of Chapel Street, Wolverhampton, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and was sentenced to five years and four months.
Sindija Virse, of Birch Grove, Lower Stondon, Bedfordshire, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply cocaine and was sentenced to six years and eight months.
Arvinder Bains, of Finsbury Drive, Priorslee, Telford, was previously convicted of possession with intent to supply class As and was sentenced to nine years.