A man has been charged with attempting to smuggle £1m of cannabis from Thailand through Heathrow Airport. Nathaniel Benson, 45, from Leeds, had flown in from Bangkok on Wednesday and was arrested after Border Force officers found 160 packages of the drug in suitcases,

A man from Leeds has been charged with drug smuggling offences after five suitcases packed with cannabis were found at Heathrow Airport.

Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged by police for allegedly trying to smuggle around £600,000 worth of cannabis at Stansted Airport. Former Arsenal player Emmanuel-Thomas, who played for the likes of Bristol City and Aberdeen, was arrested at his home in Cardwell Road, Gourock, on Wednesday and taken to Carlisle for questioning.

Thomas, a former Arsenal player, was released by Greenock Morton FC after being accused of drug smuggling. He was charged with the illegal importation of a Class B drug – cannabis. The 33-year-old forward was arrested at the beginning of the week by officers from the National Crime Agency.

Thomas, a former Arsenal player, was released by Greenock Morton after being accused of drug smuggling. He was charged with the illegal importation of a Class B drug – cannabis. The 33-year-old forward was arrested at the beginning of the week by officers from the National Crime Agency.