Man jailed for importing 5kg of cannabis

The package weighed nearly 5kg and had been soaked in bleach to conceal its smell

A Jersey resident has been jailed for two years importing up to £150,000 of cannabis.

Matthew John Planner, 29, from St Helier, was sentenced at the Royal Court after customs officials seized a parcel containing 4.8kg of drugs last September in a covert operation.

The package, which had been soaked in bleach to conceal its smell, was posted to one of Planner's previous addresses in St Saviour before being intercepted.

Officials estimated the package had a street value of up to £150,000.

Planner was sentenced to two years in jail

Luke Goddard, from Jersey Customs and Immigration Service, said the "significant seizure of cannabis" demonstrated the service's "high level of vigilance" and ability to undertake "covert activities to bring successful prosecutions".

"Undoubtedly the disruption caused to the syndicate involved will be significant and the resulting sentence reflects the seriousness of the offence," he said.