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'French didn't listen' — Vasey goes to the Supreme Court
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JOHN VASEY, the truck driver jailed in France for allegedly smuggling £2.5m of cannabis, is taking his case to the country's Supreme Court after losing his appeal hearing (CM 28 August).
Vasey's mother Mary says: "John's solicitor has advised us to pursue the case on a technicality because the court didn't listen to all the facts and abide by the legal rules. However, this can take up to a year. Hopefully there will be some good news soon; our family is finding it increasingly hard to deal with the situation, Vasey, owner of Houghton Le Spring-based JD Vasey Transport was stopped by French Customs on 28 February on his way back from Spain. His truck was searched and cannabis resin was found in the shrink-wrapped pallets of ceramic tiles he had picked up from a regular Spanish customer in Barcelona (CM 31 July).