The U.K. is seeing a wave of unusual drug smuggling, with drug runners bringing cannabis from California to the U.K.
FILE: Armed police officers patrol the new Terminal 5 at Heathrow Airport prior to its official opening on March 14, 2008 in London, England.that authorities at London’s Heathrow Airport added extra security checks for travelers coming from Los Angeles due to an increase in travelers bringing cannabis from California.
But the smuggling hasn’t stopped; in fact, now the pot couriers are coming from multiple airports and appear to be using unsuspecting young people as drug mules. Authorities have arrested more than 25 U.S. nationals and convicted eight people on drug charges since the start of the year, according to the U.K.’sThe drug runners traveled from not only Los Angeles, but also Las Vegas, Washington, D.C.
Authorities in the UK have arrested over 25 people for illegally carrying cannabis in their checked bags.have legalized either recreational or medical marijuana, but cannabis remains illegal in the United Kingdom. U.K. courts have given sentences between eight and 32 months for people convicted in connection with this string of cannabis smuggling attempts.
FILE: A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330-300 aircraft on final approach at London Heathrow International Airport in August 2020.The majority of people charged in this latest wave appear to be young people of color who claim they had no idea what was in their bags, according to a report by . The list includes a 23-year-old male model who’s worked for brands like Gucci and Moncler and a 29-year-old strip club server from Texas.after flying to London from San Francisco told police that he was unaware that he was carrying drugs. He said that he was given two locked suitcases filled with cannabis by a man in Burbank, California, and then was told to go to a nearby coffee shop where another man gave him $5,000 in cash to purchase flights. A U.K.
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