Smuggling
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UK News
UK cannabis seizures surge amid lenient laws abroad
Police are concerned that lenient cannabis laws abroad are causing a significant rise in passengers attempting to smuggle the drug into the UK in their luggage. This year alone, border officials have confiscated 15 tons of cannabis from passengers at UK airports, marking a 650 percent increase compared to the total amount seized in 2022. Arrests for importing cannabis by…
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UK News
Surge in cannabis smuggling at UK airports, hundreds arrested
British airports have seen a surge in cannabis smuggling attempts, with hundreds of couriers apprehended carrying suitcases loaded with the drug. Traffickers trick these couriers into believing that UK authorities are lenient on cannabis, leading them to expect merely a fine, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). In July, a man arriving from Los Angeles was jailed for over…