PUBLISHED: 29 Aug 2024 at 05: 00
After a reported spike in arrests, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA ) has warned visitors from Thailand, Canada, and the United States that any attempt to enter the country could result in their arrests.
378 air people have been detained for trafficking cannabis, according to the American embassy in Bangkok, and an estimated 15 kilograms of the substance have been found and seized at UK flights so far this year. The quantity is roughly three times higher than the sum seized and detained in 2023, which saw the seizure of five kilograms of marijuana.
Of the 184 reported cases this month, 184 were related to hemp that came from Thailand, with 75 coming from Canada and 47 coming from the US. The substance is authorized to varying levels in all three areas.
According to the NCA, those who travel with opioids as shippers into the UK could spend up to 14 years in prison.
This time, 196 citizens have already been convicted and handed words totalling about 188 years.
According to NCA authorities, the trend is being fueled by organized criminal gangs, who have access to marijuana grown abroad in countries where it is legal and hire riders to transport it to the UK. The NCA continues to collaborate with associates in the UK and abroad to identify high-risk roads.