25.5.2026
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has disowned a cocaine smuggling ring using her SKIMS products as cover.
British authorities discovered about $9.5m worth of cocaine hidden in a truck transporting SKIMS products. The case drew international attention this week after the driver involved was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in the United Kingdom.
According to the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, Polish truck driver Jakub Jan Konkel was stopped by Border Force officers at the Port of Harwich in Essex in September 2025 after arriving by ferry from the Netherlands. Officials said the truck was carrying 28 pallets of authentic SKIMS underwear and apparel, but investigators later uncovered 90 one-kilogram packages of cocaine concealed inside specially modified rear trailer doors.
Investigators said the fashion shipment itself was entirely legitimate and that neither the exporter nor importer had any connection to the narcotics operation. Konkel eventually admitted he agreed to transport the drugs for approximately 4,500 Euros after initially denying knowledge of the hidden cargo.
In a statement to TMZ, a SKIMS representative firmly pushed back against any implication that the company was involved in the operation. “SKIMS is aware of the recent news involving a shipment with our products,” the statement said. “We 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.” With agency reports