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04/11/2014
Four Arrested Over Plymouth Cannabis Seizure
Border Force officers have seized cannabis discovered in the fuel tank of a car at the port of Plymouth.
Three men, aged 43, 39, 36, and a woman aged 32, have been arrested in connection with the find. They are being held on conspiracy to import cannabis.
The National Crime Agency (NCA), who lead the border force, say that operations targeting the import of illegal drugs is ongoing.
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Three men, aged 43, 39, 36, and a woman aged 32, have been arrested in connection with the find. They are being held on conspiracy to import cannabis.
The National Crime Agency (NCA), who lead the border force, say that operations targeting the import of illegal drugs is ongoing.
(MH/CD)
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'U-Turn' As Cannabis Reclassified To Class B
Cannabis has been reclassified as a Class B drug, it has been announced today. In making her decision The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith went against the advice of The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), which wanted to keep it a Class C drug. The council has not been overruled for 30 years.
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