“A 64-year-old man from Corringham, Essex has been sentenced to prison for 9 years and 4 months after pleading guilty to trying to import heroin and cocaine into the UK.”
UK Border Agency, 31st March 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Archive for the 'drug trafficking' Category
Essex man jailed for £2.5 million drug smuggling attempt – UK Border Agency
Published April 1, 2011 drug trafficking , press releases , sentencing Leave a CommentDrug runners to avoid prison under sentencing guidelines – Daily Telegraph
Published March 30, 2011 detention , drug offences , drug trafficking , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Drug runners and small–scale dealers could escape prison even if caught with a 50–gram bag of cocaine or heroin or dozens of Ecstasy pills, under planned new guidance for courts.”
Daily Telegraph, 28th March 2011
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Drug lord Curtis Warren’s conviction stands after supreme court rejects plea – The Guardian
Published March 28, 2011 appeals , drug trafficking , evidence , interception , news Leave a Comment“One of Britain’s most notorious drug dealers, Curtis Warren, has lost a legal battle that would have led to his conviction being overturned.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Two sentenced over multi-million cannabis plot – UK Borders Agency
Published February 17, 2011 drug trafficking , gangs , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two members of a drug trafficking gang have been given prison sentences totalling 22 years for smuggling millions of pounds’ worth of cannabis into the UK.”
UK Borders Agency, 16th February 2011
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Great Yarmouth drug dealers’ sentences increased – BBC News
Published January 21, 2011 drug trafficking , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Two men jailed for supplying cocaine in Great Yarmouth have had their ‘unduly lenient’ sentences increased.”
BBC News, 20th Janaury 2011
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Six jailed for smuggling cocaine on cruise ship – UK Border Agency
Published January 14, 2011 drug trafficking , press releases , sentencing Leave a Comment“Six Bulgarian and Lithuanian nationals have been jailed for a total of 87 years for attempting to smuggle approximately 35kg of cocaine, with an estimated street value of £1.4 million, into the UK aboard a cruise ship.”
UK Border Agency, 11th January 2011
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Croydon man jailed for heroin smuggling – UK Border Agency
Published December 20, 2010 drug trafficking , press releases , sentencing Leave a Comment“A Bulgarian man living in Croydon has been sentenced to 7 years in prison at Canterbury Crown Court after pleading guilty to heroin smuggling.”
UK Border Agency, 17th December 2010
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