Temitope Sona, 20, was handed a suspended sentence
A drugs mule who tried to smuggle 30 kilos of cannabis into the UK claimed he had been 'coerced and threatened' by a mystery man in Thailand. Temitope Sona, 20, arrived at Manchester Airport when officers became suspicious of two large suitcases he had.
He was stopped by a Border Force officer who asked if he packed the bags himself. He said yes. Sona denied bringing anything into the country, including drugs. The court heard Sona's 'friend' didn't travel on the same flight and was not given any suitcases. Due to the defendant's lack of previous convictions and young age, Judge John Potter sentenced him to a suspended jail term. He did not hear mitigation from his barrister.
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