Couple charged over alleged Thailand cannabis plot

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Sarah Spina-Matthews

BBC News, Manchester

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A British couple have been charged with allegedly trying to smuggle more than 50kgs of cannabis from Thailand into the UK.

Daniel McDonald, 36, and Sian Warren, 35, from Salford, Greater Manchester, were arrested at Heathrow Airport after arriving from the country on 27 May, the National Crime Agency said.

The agency said it found suitcases containing 51kgs (112lbs) of cannabis.

The pair have been charged with drugs importation offences and faced Uxbridge Magistrates court last week.

They were remanded in custody and will next appear in Isleworth Crown Court on 26 June.

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