Cannabis stash found in chicken lorry

Image source, National Crime Agency

Image caption, Packets containing cannabis were found in a hidden compartment in the lorry
  • Author, Richard Madden
  • Role, 91热爆 News

A driver has appeared in court after 30kg (66lb) of cannabis was found in the back of a lorry carrying chicken.

Bulgarian national, Serghei Bacaianov, 41, was arrested at Port of Killingholme, Lincolnshire, after arriving from the Hook of Holland on 4 May.

The drugs had been concealed in a hidden compartment in the lorry.

Mr Bacaianov was remanded in custody and is due to appear at Grimsby Crown Court on 10 June.

Image source, National Crime Agency

Image caption, The National Crime Agency said it found 30kg of cannabis in the lorry

The National Crime Agency said the arrest was made as part of an investigation into a suspected crime network based in Northern Ireland.

NCA Belfast Branch Commander David Cunningham said: "The seizure of these drugs and the vehicles used represents a significant disruption to this network's smuggling activities."

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