Five arrested over £5m airport drugs seizure

Five men have been arrested after more than half a tonne of cannabis was found at Birmingham Airport.

The National Crime Agency (NCA) said the drugs were discovered in August and the five were arrested at addresses in Luton and London.

The men are being held in custody and questioned on suspicion of organising the attempted importation of the drugs, which had a street value of about £5m.

The NCA said the five individuals, aged between 21 and 27, were apprehended at separate addresses in the Marsh Farm area of Luton and at one address in Finchley on Wednesday morning.

It said the amount of cannabis seized in the UK so far in 2024 is three times more than the whole of 2023.

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