Man arrested at Stansted after £600k of cannabis found

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to orchestrate the importation of 60kg (132lb) of cannabis through Stansted Airport.

The 33-year-old was detained by National Crime Agency officers (NCA) just after 08:00 BST on Wednesday in Gourock, Inverclyde as part of an operation carried out by Police Scotland. He was taken to Carlisle for questioning.

The seizure of about £600,000 of the drug came after two women were arrested on 2 September at Stansted after being found with two suitcases containing 60kg of cannabis on a flight from Bangkok, Thailand.

They were charged with drug importation offences and bailed to appear in Chelmsford Crown Court on 1 October.

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