TMZ<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cWe want to be absolutely clear: SKIMS had no knowledge whatsoever about this criminal activity. We had no connection to the smuggling operation, the driver, or the truck.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nAccording to authorities, a Polish truck driver named Jakub Jan Konkel transported a trailer carrying legitimate Skims merchandise from the Netherlands to England last September. <\/p>\n
When the truck arrived at the Port of Harwich, Border Force officers searched it and reportedly uncovered 90 hidden packages of cocaine worth an estimated $9.4 million concealed near the rear trailer doors.<\/p>\n
Authorities emphasized from the beginning that the SKIMS products themselves were legitimate and that the brand was not involved in the trafficking scheme. <\/p>\n
The UK\u2019s National Crime Agency said the shipment was real, but the truck had allegedly been modified with a hidden compartment used to stash the drugs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe load was entirely legitimate and neither the exporter nor importer were connected to the smuggled load,\u201d the agency said, adding that the truck had been specially adapted to conceal the narcotics.<\/p>\n
\nKonkel initially denied knowing anything about the drugs, but later admitted he agreed to smuggle the cocaine for roughly $5,300, ultimately pleading guilty in court. <\/p>\n
On Monday, he was sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison in Chelmsford Crown Court in Essex, England.<\/p>\n
\u201cOrganised crime groups use corrupt drivers like Konkel to move Class A drugs often hidden on entirely legitimate loads such as this,\u201d National Crime Agency operations manager Paul Orchard said in a statement.<\/p>\n
In other words: the shipment may have included Kardashian-branded shapewear, but officials say this scandal has nothing to do with Kim or Skims \u2014 aside from some very unfortunate headlines.<\/p>\n
So Kim is in the clear legally. Unless society decides to outlaw having children with Kanye West<\/a>, which might not be such a bad idea.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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