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Bags of cannabis found at Royal Mail sorting office

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c071yg8zjpno

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Bags of vacuum packed cannabis were found by postal workers at the Cardiff sorting office

Cannabis packages posted from California to addresses in Cardiff were discovered at a Royal Mail sorting office, a court has heard.

Jurors at a trial at Newport Crown Court were told millions of pounds worth of cannabis, some in packages labelled as Yankee Candles, were smuggled into the UK.

Two defendants, Mohammed Hussain, 28, and Abu Hussain, 28, changed their plea on Thursday and admitted conspiring to import the class B drug.

Two other defendants, Sean Montgomery, 24, and Steven Munroe, 44, deny all charges against them.

On Friday the court heard both men told police they had no knowledge of what was inside the packages.

Jurors heard from PC Lucy Lloyd who said 18 bags of vacuum packed cannabis were found by postal workers at the Cardiff sorting office.

Police weighed the bags and found there was just over 8kg (17lb) of cannabis at the site on Penarth Road.

All four men, from Cardiff, were charged with smuggling more than 300kg (661lb) of cannabis from California and New York into the UK using the postal service.

On Friday the court heard the statement Mr Montgomery provided to police officers when he was arrested.

He denied supplying or importing class B drugs and denied being a member of an organised crime group.

He admitted going to the Royal Mail depot in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, but said he was not there to collect the parcels, just to check they were there.

He said: "I do not know what the parcels I was enquiring about were".

Jurors were also read a transcript of the police interview with Mr Munroe, who denied supplying or importing class B drugs and denied being a member of an organised crime group.

He said he took in a parcel for a neighbour but "didn't have a clue" what was inside.

Mohammed Hussain and Abu Hussain have pleaded guilty to supplying a controlled class B drug and conspiracy to import class B drugs.

Mr Montgomery and Mr Munroe deny both charges.

The case continues.
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Deliver the stuff fairly regularly
Might need to start the habit mysef to relax with the uso
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Cannabis plot accused 'had no idea what was in parcel'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czelke7wwnko

A man accused of playing a part in the import of hundreds of kilograms of cannabis from the United States to Wales through the postal service said he had "no idea" what was in the parcel he allowed to be delivered to his home address.

Steven Munroe, 44, said he agreed with a neighbour, Sophie Jones, to allow one package to be delivered to his address, and that she paid him £50 after the delivery.

They are among seven people charged with importing more than 300kg (661lb) of cannabis from the US, including California and New Jersey, to Cardiff using the postal service.

The prosecution said Mr Munroe agreed for 23kg (51lb) of cannabis to be delivered to his address, but it was intercepted by the UK border force.

Earlier the court heard nearly 350 parcels containing between 100 grams and 2.5kg of cannabis to 66 different addresses had been intercepted by the border force.

Mr Munroe said after he was given £50 by Ms Jones he "knew something wasn't right".

He said he had become suspicious because her lifestyle had changed, and she was "buying more things than usual".

Newport Crown Court heard he had known Ms Jones for about eight years and would regularly buy cannabis from her.

Mr Munroe said he had a "love-hate" relationship with her but would buy cannabis from her because "she always had the best".

Defence barrister, Jon Anders, asked Mr Munroe when he received the package if he handed it to Ms Jones straight away, to which he said he did.

Mr Munroe was also asked if he knew what was in the package.

"No I didn't. She asked me to do it again but I said no," he replied.

The court heard he sent a text message to her saying she was "getting money for taking in dodgy parcels".

She replied: "I haven't taken in any more parcels than you."

The court heard in another text message he had threatened to "grass her up", and she replied saying she would "let the boys know".

Mr Munroe said he felt scared by the threat.

Roger Griffiths, for the prosecution, asked Mr Munroe why he would allow a parcel for Ms Jones to be delivered to his address, to which he replied he did not know.

Mr Griffiths also said Mr Munroe had threatened to "grass her up" because he knew about the operation and was "part of this conspiracy", which Mr Munroe denied.

The court heard Mr Munroe had no other contact with other members of the gang.

Sean Montgomery, 24, who is also charged with conspiracy to import and supply controlled drugs, did not offer any evidence in his defence.

The pair deny the charges and the trial continues.
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We've had it in our office too. The police were called and eventually took it away with the copper commenting that Royal Mail were the biggest drug couriers in the UK :Very Happy