Worcester woman jailed in £13.8m cannabis smuggling plot
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 11:03 · Archive
A 25-year-old woman from Worcester has been jailed for 30 months for her role in a gang that attempted to smuggle 460kg of cannabis through Birmingham Airport.
Paige Crisp, 25, from Broomhall near Worcester, has been jailed for 30 months at Birmingham Crown Court on 22 October for her role in a cannabis smuggling gang. Border Force officers uncovered the operation in August 2024 when they discovered 460kg of cannabis packed into 22 suitcases on flights arriving from Thailand via Paris Charles de Gaulle. Each courier carried two suitcases, each containing 20kg of cannabis, valued at £13.8 million.
Crisp was convicted on 19 August after a four-week trial, along with two others. Jaden Ramen, 23, was sentenced to 32 months, while Ryan Boachie, 32, and Gideon Olumoyegun, 26, each received 24-month sentences. Claire McCullough, 36, was given 24 months plus two months consecutively for assaulting a shop worker. Four other gang members had pleaded guilty at earlier hearings.
Paul Boniface, senior investigating officer at the National Crime Agency, said the scheme involved 'a huge amount of planning' and demonstrated 'the lengths criminals will go to in order to hide their offending'. The drugs were confiscated and the gang prevented from profiting from their operation.
How it is being reported
- Worcester woman jailed over role in £13.8 million cannabis plot at Birmingham AirportPaige Crisp, 25, from Broomhall, near Worcester, was part of a gang that tried to import hundreds of kilograms of cannabis into the UK through Birmingham Airport.Malvern Gazette · 23 Oct, 09:31
- Worcester woman jailed over role in £13.8 million cannabis plot at Birmingham AirportPaige Crisp, 25, from Broomhall, near Worcester, was part of a gang that tried to import hundreds of kilograms of cannabis into the UK through Birmingham Airport.Worcester News · 23 Oct, 09:31
In this story: Paige Crisp · Birmingham Airport · Worcester · Border Force · National Crime Agency · Thailand
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