Men who tried to smuggle around £ 600,000 from Canada to Britain

Two people have been sentenced to jail for more than five years Attempt to smuggle About £ 600,000 in cannabis Scotland,

27 -year -old Jamal Darbasi and 19 -year -old George Manton were stopped by Britain’s Seema Bal officials after reaching a flight at Glasgow Airport. Toronto CanadaOn 10 March last year.

Each person had two suitcases, which were found Canbis The prosecutors said that 120 vacuum-seal were hidden within packages. Experts estimate Class B Drugs If divided and sold, there will be a road value of £ 592,716.

The pair convicted the supply of drugs controlled in the High Court in Glasgow last month.

Durbasi was sentenced to the High Court in Invertus on Wednesday, while Mantan was ordered to spend 30 months behind bars, the Crown Office and Procuretor Fiscal Service (COPFS) said.

Both people were stopped at Glasgow Airport ,Getty image/istockphoto,

Moira Or, who leads a major crime for COPFS, said: “This was a sufficient attempt to bring an important amount of illegal and harmful drugs through Scotland.

“Jamal Darbasi and George Mantan are now held accountable to operating a broad border force, working with COPFS, to check and interrupt a network of drug supplies.

“With each such case we can help reduce losses that provoke these drugs on communities.

“We are targeting all those who threaten communities in Scotland, not only drug couriers but also to those who direct their movements.”

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The border force officials had stopped both of them in the arrival area of the airport last year, both of them in Harlo, Essex, Durbasi and Mantan.

The prosecutors said that their suitcases were discovered and drugs, which were 60 kg, were discovered inside the seal packages.

COPFS stated that each case also includes the Apple Arivag tracker device.