Main content
The gang that terrorised Sussex
Murder, corruption and the capture of Britain鈥檚 most notorious smuggling gang.
The Hawkhurst Gang built a smuggling empire through fear and brutality. Simon Furber explores how its members used violence, corruption and murder to protect their lucrative trade, and how a shocking double killing ultimately led to their downfall in Chichester.
Drawing of Hawkhurst Gang burying a customs officer alive (Getty Images)
