Nigerian man among smugglers arrested after authorities uncover plot to smuggle cannabis worth £13.8m into UK

Carsten Kyei with suitcases prior to return flight. He was jailed for two-and-a-half years  Four members of the gang have now been sentenced.   Carsten Kyei, 21, from Newham, east London; Bradley Lloyd, 27, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester; Lewis Ross, 35, from Bolton, Lancashire and Nathan Vitorino, 26, from Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire were jailed for between two and four years at Birmingham Crown Court on Monday.   Kyei and Vitorino were convicted in May following a three-week trial while Ross and Lloyd changed their pleas to guilty during that trial. Crisp was one of a group of 11 Brits stopped by Border Force with 460kg worth of drugs found collectively in their luggage The others are Gideon Oluwasetemi Olumoyegun, 26, from Dagenham; Ryan Boachie, 32, from Edmonton, north London; Jamal Clarke, 22, from Walthamstow, London; Claire McCullough, 36, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester; Jaden Ramen, 23, from Colliers Wood, south London; and Tasia Nelson, 22, from Newquay, Cornwall.  Lewis Ross, 35, from Bolton was handed a two-year sentence after he pleaded guilty   Adam Chatfield, Head of Border Force Midlands Command, said: ‘These convictions should be a stark warning to anyone considering bringing cannabis into the UK. ‘The young people involved now have a serious crime on their records, damaging their job prospects and life chances. ‘More than ever, we are working closely with law enforcement partners in the UK and overseas to combat drug smuggling, keep our communities safe and our borders secure.’ Paige Crisp, 24, was convicted of attempting to carry, remove, deposit, harbour, keep, conceal and deal with Class B drugs with intent to evade prohibition  The post Nigerian man among smugglers arrested after authorities uncover plot to smuggle cannabis worth 13.8m into UK appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.