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'Foolish' lorry driver stopped with 17KG of cannabis at Newcastle Airport

The Mirror UK News · 3 September 2026 at 07:44

'Foolish' lorry driver stopped with 17KG of cannabis at Newcastle Airport

A judge slammed lorry driver Barry Hunt for being 'foolish' as he sentenced the 59-year-old for taking 17kg of cannabis with him on a flight from Thailand into the UK

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'Foolish' lorry driver stopped with 17KG of cannabis at Newcastle Airport

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