Overview
- Nine defendants appeared at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on 31 October and were bailed to Birmingham Crown Court on 28 November.
- Magistrates adjourned Clare McCullogh’s case to 5 December, and a warrant was issued after Bradley Lloyd failed to attend.
- Border Force intercepted 510 kg of cannabis packed into 22 suitcases at Birmingham Airport in August 2024, valued at an estimated £13.8 million.
- The passengers carrying the luggage had flown from Thailand with a transit through Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- The NCA says its investigation continues into six suspected organisers, five arrested in October 2024 in Luton and Finchley, as the 11 charged—aged 21 to 35—hail from locations across the UK.