Passenger caught with nearly £100,000 of cannabis at Manchester Airport - then told officers they were 'smellies'

06.04.2021 - 19:55 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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A passenger who was caught trying to smuggle almost £100,000 of cannabis through Manchester Airport told officers 'you guys have got me', a court heard.

Barry Simmons, 35, was returning to the country from Tenerife when he was stopped by customs officers.

Simmons, from Merseyside, was found with 389 blocks of cannabis resin, which weighed 9.3 kilos.

If broken down into street deals, the drugs could have

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