Customs officers seized a tonne of cannabis resin worth up to £2.5 million from a truck at Poole Ferryport after it arrived from Cherbourg hidden in ceramic tiles. The driver from Winsford was questioned and released on bail pending further enquiries.
On the morning of Wednesday 26 November 2003 customs officers stopped a truck as it arrived at
Poole Ferryport from Cherbourg and found a tonne of cannabis resin hidden in a pallet of ceramic
tiles.[1]The haul carried a street value of up to £2.5 million.[1]
The driver, a man from Winsford in Cheshire, was questioned by Customs and Excise and released on
bail pending further enquiries.[1]A Customs spokesman said the seizure showed Poole should not
be seen as a soft touch, adding that keeping cannabis illegal remained part of the drugs strategy
alongside action against Class A drugs.[1]
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