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Driver jailed after drugs found in chicken lorry

National Crime Agency Bags of cannabis laid out inside a metal container on a table in a warehouse with large shutter doors in the background.National Crime Agency
Packets containing cannabis were found in a hidden compartment in the lorry

A driver caught with 30kg (66lb) of cannabis in the back of a lorry carrying chicken has been jailed.

Bulgarian national, Serghei Bacaianov, 41, was arrested at the Port of Killingholme, Lincolnshire, after arriving from the Hook of Holland on 4 May.

Bacaianov was later charged with importation of drugs and had been due to stand trial.

However, he was sentenced to two years and six months at Grimsby Crown Court on 2 October after changing his plea to guilty.

National Crime Agency Cannabis in clear plastic bags laid out in rows. The packets have red writing on them, including some that say "wedding cake".National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency said it found 30kg of cannabis in the lorry

The National Crime Agency said the drugs had been concealed in a hidden compartment in the lorry.

A spokesperson added that Bacaianov's arrest was made as part of an investigation into a suspected crime network based in Northern Ireland.

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