Overview

• Border Force stopped 22-year-old Kiala Wyles on July 24 after a return via Dubai, finding 30.28kg of cannabis in 26 vacuum-sealed packages.
• Prosecutors said the haul carried an estimated wholesale value of £79,000.
• Wyles told police she was contacted on social media and promised £10,000, with flights paid, after initially denying knowledge of the drugs.
• Manchester Crown Court imposed two years’ imprisonment suspended for two years plus a 12-month community payback order in Scotland, noting a month spent in custody.
• Defence cited a limited role, substance-use and mental-health issues, and a difficult upbringing; the judge warned his leniency should not encourage other couriers.