Plumber jailed for smuggling 3kg of cocaine through Dover
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A plumber has been jailed for 11 years after admitting
smuggling three kilos
of cocaine through Dover.
Stephen Atyeo, 44, of Hawthorn Hill Road, Dunbarton in Scotland, was found
with the
drugs worth around £120,000 in his car in June.
He was stopped by UK Border Agency officers after he arrived
at Dover on a ferry from Calais.
Following the discovery of the drugs in the air vents and
beneath the back seats of his car, he was arrested
and charged.
When questioned, Atyeo said he had been to Belgium to carry
out repairs to a caravan he owns.
Malcolm Bragg, assistant director, HMRC Criminal Investigations
said:
"This is another example of our determination to bring anyone
involved in drug smuggling to justice. Drugs devastate lives and
communities and we are determined to prevent drugs reaching UK
streets."
He was sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday.
Wednesday, September 02 2009
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