Video has been released of the failed seaside getaway attempt of two drug smugglers caught with £37m of cocaine.

Bruce Knowles, 55, from Dereham, and Ferhat Gumrukguoglu, 31, from the Netherlands, appeared at Ipswich Crown Court on Tuesday, August 20.

Both pleaded guilty to being concerned in the fraudulent evasion of a prohibition on the importation of Class A drugs after 350kg of cocaine was found hidden on a boat off the Suffolk coast at Benacre Broad.

The boat smuggling cocaine being chased downThe boat smuggling cocaine being chased down (Image: NCA)

Bruce Knowles of DerehamBruce Knowles of Dereham (Image: NCA)

The video shows the pair trying to flee the scene on the inflatable vessel and getting into a high speed chase with a Border Force boat.

READ THE FULL STORY: Dereham cocaine smuggler caught in boat off Benacre Broad

Knowles jumping into the sea in attempt to flee the sceneKnowles jumping into the sea in an attempt to flee the scene (Image: NCA)

The 350kg of cocaine stashed on the boatThe 350kg of cocaine stashed on the boat (Image: NCA)

Gumrukguoglu was first seen jumping off the boat and attempting to swim to the shore with Knowles also leaping into the sea after the boat was stopped a second time.

The defendants have been remanded in custody and the sentencing date will be decided during a hearing due to be held on 1 November.

In 2021 Knowles was jailed for three and a half years for a separate incident where he was found to have made more than £150,000 from growing cannabis from an address in Marsham near Aylsham.