Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Reporting fromChelmsford Crown Court Getty Images Jay Emmanuel-Thomas played for Arsenal, Aberdeen and England at youth level, as well as Bristol City A professional footballer who imported £600,000 worth of cannabis from Thailand to the UK has been jailed for four years. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, orchestrated the smuggling of a...
Haribo is recalling packets of sweets in the Netherlands after some were found to contain traces of cannabis. Several people, including multiple members of one family, reported feeling unwell after eating from a 1kg pack of Haribo Happy Cola F!ZZ. A spokesperson for the food safety body in the Netherlands (NVWA) said some had reported...
PA Media Sir Sadiq Khan, who visited a legal cannabis farm during a trip to Los Angeles in 2022, said the UK’s rules “cannot be justified” The possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use should be decriminalised, a report backed by the London mayor has concluded. The report by the London Drugs Commission,...
A professional footballer has admitted his involvement in a plot to smuggle £600,000 worth of drugs from Thailand into the UK. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, 34, was arrested after 60kg (9.44st) of cannabis was found in suitcases arriving at London Stansted Airport, Essex, on 2 September. He was sacked by Scottish club Greenock Morton after being charged,...
Sam Francis Political reporter Getty Images The amount of cannabis posted to the UK from Thailand has dropped by 90% in three months thanks to cooperation with Thai Customs, the Home Office has said. When Thailand decriminalised cannabis in 2022, a surge of illegal shipments threatened to overwhelm UK Border Force – which uncovered 15...