Driver jailed after drugs found in chicken lorry
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A driver caught with 30kg (66lb) of cannabis in the back of a lorry carrying chicken has been jailed.
Bulgarian national, Serghei Bacaianov, 41, was arrested at the Port of Killingholme, Lincolnshire, after arriving from the Hook of Holland on 4 May.
Bacaianov was later charged with importation of drugs and had been due to stand trial.
However, he was sentenced to two years and six months at Grimsby Crown Court on 2 October after changing his plea to guilty.
The National Crime Agency said the drugs had been concealed in a hidden compartment in the lorry.
A spokesperson added that Bacaianov's arrest was made as part of an investigation into a suspected crime network based in Northern Ireland.
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- Published8 May