Kim Kardashian's brand was used to cover up drug smuggling
In the United Kingdom, a court handed down a verdict in a high-profile case involving international drug smuggling, sentencing truck driver Jakub Jan Konkel to 13 years and 6 months in prison. The investigation established that in September 2025, the man transported a large shipment of clothing from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom from the popular shapewear brand SKIMS, founded by Kim Kardashian, which served as a legal cover for the illegal cargo.
This was reported by the tabloid TMZ.
British border officials uncovered the contraband during a thorough search of the trailer as soon as it arrived at the port of Harwich. In the rear of the trailer, next to 28 pallets of branded clothing, law enforcement officers found 90 carefully concealed packages of high-quality cocaine. According to police estimates, the black market value of the seized drugs is approximately $9.4 million.
Law enforcement officials separately emphasized that the American brand’s products themselves were entirely legal, and the criminals simply used a legitimate shipment of the well-known brand to minimize the risk of inspection at the border. The convicted driver initially denied any involvement in the crime but later fully admitted his guilt, confessing that he had agreed to the scheme for a fee of $5,300.
Amid widespread media coverage, representatives of SKIMS issued an official statement, categorically distancing themselves from the incident. The brand emphasized that it had no knowledge of the logistics providers’ illegal activities and is not connected to the uncovered smuggling scheme, the driver, or the vehicle used for the transport.
In Bulgaria, law enforcement officials discovered a large-scale cannabis plantation set up in a former zinc mine. Three people have already been detained in connection with the case.
At Cologne/Bonn Airport, German customs officials discovered approximately 25 kilograms of ketamine hidden inside gold-painted garden gnome figurines. According to preliminary estimates, the street value of the seized drugs could reach around one million euros.
