Norfolk cannabis dealers jailed after M25 traffic stop

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Nov, 13:31 · Archive

Two Norfolk men were jailed for drug dealing after police discovered cannabis in their van during an M25 traffic stop.

Two Norfolk drug dealers have been jailed after police stopped their white Ford Transit van at junction 29 of the M25 on 26 February for a suspected traffic offence. Officers, who believed the van was being driven without insurance, discovered a significant amount of cannabis when they searched it.

Pham Trung, 45, and Hieu Vo-Trong, 38, both from Norwich, initially denied possession of a Class B drug with intent to supply. Vo-Trong later changed his plea to guilty at Basildon Crown Court and was jailed for 25 months by Judge Richard Conley. Trung maintained his innocence but was convicted after trial and handed a 36-month sentence.

A third man, Lewis Back, 32, from London Road in Sevenoaks, Kent, who had been driving the van, pleaded guilty to simple possession of cannabis resin and was sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for 18 months. The original driving offence for which he was initially pulled over was abandoned.

How it is being reported

• Norfolk cannabis dealers jailed after M25 traffic stop revealed drug shipmentPham Trung and Hieu Vo-Trong were travelling in a Transit van which police in Essex pulled them over for a suspected traffic offence.Norwich Evening News · 14 Nov, 13:00
• Norfolk cannabis dealers jailed after M25 traffic stop revealed drug shipmentPham Trung and Hieu Vo-Trong were travelling in a Transit van which police in Essex pulled them over for a suspected traffic offence.Eastern Daily Press · 14 Nov, 13:00

In this story: Pham Trung · Hieu Vo-Trong · Lewis Back · M25 · Norwich · Basildon Crown Court · Sevenoaks

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