Top Showjumper’s Dad Jailed for Smuggling Cocaine in Horsebox to Fund Her Career

Top Showjumper’s Dad Jailed for Smuggling Cocaine in Horsebox to Fund Her Career
Mari Van Gerwen has been ordered to serve a prison term for 17 years for smuggling cocaine. NATIONAL CRIME AGENCY
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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A top horse showjumper’s father has been found guilty of smuggling £4 million ($5.7 million) of cocaine into Britain inside a horsebox to fund his daughter’s career, according to Kent Online, citing court proceedings.

International horse showjumping contestant Jody Van Gerwen, 27, reportedly wept in court as her 52-year-old father Mari Van Gerwen was ordered to serve a prison term of 17 years.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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