Eight suitcases filled with cannabis were found by at Manchester Airport as Border Force officers located 278 packages. A Spanish man has been charged with drug smuggling offences by the National Crime Agency following the discovery.
Fernando Jacobo Mayans Fuster, from Zaragoza in Spain, was arrested on Wednesday, May 1, according to the agency. READ MORE: How Co-op Live's big aspirations led venue to be hailed 'total embarrassment' for Manchester In total more than 158 kilos of cannabis was recovered, which would have had a street value of around £1 million if sold in the UK.
After being interviewed by NCA investigators, Mayans Fuster was charged with importing class B drugs. He is appearing at Stockport Magistrates Court today, May 3.
NCA senior investigating officer Charles Lee said: “This is one of the biggest cannabis seizures we have seen at Manchester Airport in recent years.
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