United KingdomA 59-year-old lorry driver named Barry Hunt was sentenced after being caught with 17 kilograms of cannabis hidden in his suitcase upon returning from a holiday in Thailand. Hunt was stopped at Newcastle Airport and initially claimed he was aware of the contents and had packed the suitcase himself. However, during the search, 17kg of cannabis was discovered. Hunt provided multiple conflicting accounts of how he came to possess the drugs but eventually admitted he was given the suitcase by an unknown person in Thailand. He pleaded guilty to importing controlled drugs and received a 12-month suspended prison sentence along with 300 hours of unpaid work. His defense argued that he was unaware of the drugs until shortly before his departure and that others in the villa had taken his suitcase and replaced it.
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