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British Woman Smuggled Half Million Pounds of Cannabis | Sheffield News
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A British woman, Amy Jayne Durban, 45, was caught smuggling half a million pounds worth of Thai cannabis into the UK—51.2kg packed in her suitcase at Heathrow. This shocking bust is part of a surge in drug couriers, fueled by social media scams offering free holidays to unsuspecting Brits. Arrests for cannabis smuggling on flights jumped 464% between 2023 and 2024. Durban pleaded guilty and faces prison, with sentencing set for October 14th. Authorities in the UK and Thailand are now launching a joint crackdown, imposing steep fines and jail terms in Thailand to disrupt criminal networks that use cannabis profits to fund even deadlier drugs—and poison communities.
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