Yorks haulier sentenced to 11 years for drug smuggling
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A WEST YORKSHIRE haulier has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs with an estimated street value of £1.1m.
In a UK Border Agency (UKBA) prosecution, the Central Criminal Court in London was told how a truck belonging to Daljit Singh Jandu, 45, from Wakefield, was stopped by HM Revenue and Customs officers at Dover’s eastern docks in February 2007.
Officers, who searched the vehicle and its cargo of personal effects, found the drugs hidden in brown cardboard boxes and a woven laundry bag. An investigation was launched and Jandu was arrested in February 2007.
The drugs seized consisted of about 3,000 tablets and 19kg of MDMA, as well as 43kg of amphetamine powder.
Jandu was found guilty by a jury on 22 July and sentenced on 25 July, following a retrial.
Malcolm Bragg, criminal and financial assistant director for the UKBA, says: “The sentence handed out should act as a warning to those who attempt to smuggle illegal drugs into this UKBA country.”