Edvinas Leonavicius, jailed for 11 years

Edvinas Leonavicius, 25, arrived at the Eastern Docks on May 8. UK Border Agency officers discovered the drugs in 17 brown-taped packages hidden beneath the gear stick in the centre consol of the vehicle he was driving. When questioned by HMRC investigators Leonavicius stated he was visiting Chester as a tourist for one week.<br />The parcels contained 12 kilos of ecstasy and half a kilo of cocaine, worth £260,000.<br />Sentencing at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday Her Honour Adele Williams said: "There was a degree of sophistication with this importation, containing a quantity of dangerous class A drugs which wreak havoc with peoples lives."

Edvinas Leonavicius, jailed for 11 years

Edvinas Leonavicius, 25, arrived at the Eastern Docks on May 8. UK Border Agency officers discovered the drugs in 17 brown-taped packages hi...

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