Cairnryan drugs bust: Man caught with £140,000 worth of cannabis hidden in secret compartment in campervan jailed for more than four years
The sentencing of The Anh Luu, 38, was welcomed by Police Scotland on Wednesday (April 19).
Luu was about to board the Northern Ireland-bound ferry in November 2019 when Police Scotland’s Border Policing Command officers stopped his vehicle as part of routine checks.
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Hide AdThe drugs, wrapped in cling film, were discovered hidden in a secret compartment in his campervan where the bed should have been.
He was arrested and charged with drugs offences and pleaded guilty when he appeared at the High Court in Glasgow on April 13.
Luu was sentenced at the same court on Wednesday (May 19).
Detective Superintendent Ian Gardner, the head of Police Scotland Border Policing Command, said: “Police Scotland’s Border Policing Command teams operate across the ports and airports of Scotland to counter the threat from terrorism, the threat to national security and to tackle serious and organised crime.
“Keeping the thousands of passengers and workers travelling through or operating within our ports and protecting Scotland's, and the UK's, border entry points is an absolute priority for our officers.
“The conviction and sentencing of Luu underlines and serves notice to anyone who thinks they can abuse travel through our ports and airports for criminal purposes that our specially trained teams are alive to this misuse.
“We will arrest those involved and continue to disrupt their activities.”