A UK truck driver has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison after border officials discovered roughly 91 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside a shipment of clothing from Kim Kardashian’s SKIMS brand. The drugs were found hidden inside custom compartments built into the rear doors of the trailer. The cocaine had an estimated street value of around $9. 4 million.
The driver, identified as 40-year-old Polish national Jakub Jan Konkol, was stopped by UK Border Force officers at the Port of Harwich in Essex on September 5th, 2025. The truck had just arrived by ferry from the Netherlands. On paper, the shipment was declared as 28 pallets of SKIMS underwear and clothing. Officials ran the truck through an X-ray machine and discovered the cocaine packages concealed in the trailer doors.
Investigators noted that the truck’s GPS data showed a 16-minute stop that Konkol could not explain before reaching the port. Authorities believe that was when the drugs were loaded. Konkol initially denied any knowledge of the drugs,but later pleaded guilty. He told police he was paid about$4,900 by an organized crime group to complete the job.
He was sentenced in Mayat Chelmsford Crown Court and will be deported after serving his sentence
SKIMS released a statement saying it had zero knowledge of the criminal activity,and neither the exporter nor importer was accused of any wrongdoing. The National Crime Agency’s operations manager confirmed the clothing shipment itself was legitimate. while officially closing the case, social media users have raised questions about how often SKIMS shipments cross international borders without inspection, and whether this incident was the first time or simply the first time someone got caught
The case has resurfaced older allegations involving Kim Kardashian’s finances and connections,beginning with a 2008 lawsuit filed by Sonja Norwood,mother of singer Brandy Norwood. Norwood claimed Kim Kardashian, who had worked as Brandy’s personal stylist,had racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges on Norwood’s credit cards.
An initial reported figure was around$120,000,but in December2025, Sonja Norwood filed court documents in support of a separate case by Ray J against Kim and Kris Jenner,stating that the actual total was closer to$850,000. Ray J has publicly alleged the Kardashians used the cards to buy clothes and shoes for themselves,ending his relationship with the family. The Kardashians called the claims meritless,arguing Kim and Khloe were authorized employees. The case was settled out of court,with no public admission or payment figure
Kim Kardashian’s connection to fugitive Malaysian businessman Joe Low has also come under renewed scrutiny.
In 2009, Kim was paid $50,000 to appear at Low’s birthday partyin Las Vegas. That same year, she joined Low at a private baccarat room at a Vegas casino,where she helped call bets and Low won big. He gave her casino chips worth over$350,000,of which she collected $250,000 in a trash bag filled with$100 bills,plus the remaining$100,000 ona separate trip. Low also gave her$135,000 connected to her 2011 wedding to Kris Humphries,including$100,000 for fireworksand$35,000 cash.
While formally being questioned by Malaysian authorities regarding the 1MDB scandal,it was reported that$2. 4 million went from the fund into accounts tied to Kim Kardashian and Pharrell Williams via Low’s shell company Good Star Limited. In February2019,the FBI questioned Kim about her relationship with Low,who had by then become an international fugitive accused of embezzling$4. 5 billion from the Malaysian government fund.
Kim confirmed meeting Low about six times and accepting the chips and cash,but was not arrested or charged. Leonardo DiCaprio was also questioned by the FBI about his ties to Low
Additional scrutiny has centered on the family’s financial structures,including the California Community Church co-founded by Kris Jennerin 2009. The church is registered as a nonprofit,requires members to pay $1,000 a month plus 10% of their income,and allows family donations to be tax-deductible. Critics have noted that donations to the church,led by Kim’s mother,effectively keep money inside the family.
Business manager Lou Taylor,who oversaw Britney Spears’ finances during her conservatorship,and was accused of moving hundreds of millions from her accounts,has also been linked in some reports to associates with ties to the Kardashian family. These connections remain alleged,with no convictions
In October2025,the Kardashian family filed a defamation lawsuit against Ray J after defending publicly claimed they were under federal investigation. Around the same periodand before that,Kanye West made far more extreme accusations,stating on X and in interviews thatthe Kardashians were doing what Jeffrey Epstein’s network did,including an exact quote: “The Carters and the Kardashians are basically the same,except the Kardashians are doing what Epstein did. ” Unlike with Ray J,the family did not sue Kanye over these claims,raising questions about why they would avoid a legal confrontation that might require them to address his specific accusations under oath
In 2024,comedian Katt Williams appeared on Club Shay Shay and made remarks widely interpreted as a veiled reference to Kim and her family.
He did not name them directly,but suggested that men who got close to Kim either fled or experienced public breakdowns afterward. People dismissed it as routine comedy,but supporters of his comments pointed to a pattern of outcomes for men in her orbit.
