Members of an organised crime group who smuggled drugs into the UK have been jailed for a total of over 17 years

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Liam Cooper

Published: 1:14 pm May 2, 2023

Updated: 10:28 am October 8, 2025

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Border Force officers discovered two pallet-loads of cannabis within a shipment of computer casing at Heathrow airport on Monday 8 February 2021.

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The drugs, which were valued at around £1 million, had been flown across from Canada and were due to be delivered to a business address in Dartford. Instead they were seized as part of an investigation by the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate.

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