An American man who was caught with 32kg of cannabis in his suitcase at Belfast City Airport was been handed a two-year sentence
Akintunde Akinwande was stopped by inspectors at the airport after getting off a flight from London on 28 March, 2022
Akintunde Akinwande, of Arundel Drive, California, was stopped by inspectors at the airport after getting off a flight from London on 28 March, 2022.The sentence was for a charge of importing a controlled drug. The court heard that after disembarking from his flight at Belfast City Airport last March, Akinwande's luggage was checked and a suitcase containing 64 separate vacuum-packed bags amounting to 32 kilograms of herbal cannabis was seized.
He told police he had no idea he was transporting drugs and told a Probation officer he fell in with the wrong crowd who offered him an opportunity to take the packages abroad in exchange for money.Defence cousel said Akinwande's arrest has had a devastating impact on his family, who also attended the hearing via videolink.
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