Four jailed over £13.8 million cannabis smuggling plot

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 21 Sept, 21:54

Four people have been jailed over a plot to smuggle 460kg of cannabis through Birmingham Airport.

Border Force officers arrested 11 people in August 2024 after discovering the Class B drug packed into 22 suitcases. Four of those arrested, who acted as couriers, have now been jailed. The cannabis was valued at £13.8 million.

How it is being reported

• Smuggling gang members jailed over plot to import £13.8m drugs through Birmingham AirportBirminghamLive · 21 Sept, 21:18
• Four jailed over £13.8 million cannabis smuggling plot at Birmingham AirportBirmingham World · 21 Sept, 16:36
• Four jailed over £13.8 million cannabis smuggling plot at Birmingham AirportExpress & Star · 21 Sept, 16:36

In this story: Birmingham Airport · Border Force

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