Lyme Regis man, 71, arrested after Border Agency drugs bust - Dorset Echo

Lyme Regis man, 71, arrested after Border Agency drugs bust

5:20pm Tuesday 6th November 2012 in News

A 71-YEAR-OLD man from Dorset has been arrested after Border Agency officers seized £64,000 of cannabis powder. The man from Lyme Regis, who was arrested and later bailed pending further enquiries, was stopped at Portsmouth ferry terminal on Saturday November 3. Officers with the UK Border Agency stopped a car which had just arrived off a ferry from Caen at 6.30am and found the drugs after searching the vehicle. The 32 kilos of cannabis found was worth approximately £64,000. Andy Lumb, from the UK Border Force, said: "As this detection shows, our officers are on constant alert, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to keep drugs, other smuggled goods and illegal persons out of the UK. "We are determined to prevent this terrible trade which can have such a destructive impact on the lives of so many." Anyone who has information on suspected smuggling or immigration offences can call the Border Force hotline on 0800 59 5000.

Comments(2)

Matt1970 says...
9:48pm Tue 6 Nov 12

Its a shame that the 100,000's of illegals that enter the uk every year dont have some cannabis in there pockets then perhaps they may be able to stop them from entering the uk aswell. Matt1970

MASK & SNORKEL says...
10:33pm Tue 6 Nov 12

he was only topping up his pension " pot " :) MASK & SNORKEL

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