Overview

• National Crime Agency officers stopped Sian Warren, 34, and Daniel McDonald, 36, at Heathrow on June 9 and found four suitcases containing over 51kg of cannabis valued at about £1 million.
• The couple has been charged with importing Class B drugs and appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court before being released under a strict curfew.
• Their plea hearing is scheduled for June 26 at Isleworth Crown Court, where they will formally enter their defence.
• Security experts warn that criminal gangs are using grooming tactics to recruit vulnerable British tourists as drug mules for Southeast Asian narcotics networks.
• The surge in airport cannabis seizures has prompted the National Crime Agency to deepen international cooperation and the FCDO to issue tougher travel advisories for 48 countries.