Kiel Povall, of Birkenhead, was sentenced in Jersey and received five years.

Kiel Povall, of Birkenhead, was sentenced in Jersey and received five years.
Working as a courier, the 21-year-old was stopped at Jersey airport in August last year by Customs officials, minutes after landing on the island.He was found to have 12 packages of cocaine hidden internally, which amounted to 167 grams of the drug.
Sir Philip told Povall: “In Jersey, we hate drugs, especially Class A drugs, because they cause misery to those who become addicted to them and they cause distress to their families as well.”Police on British islands like Jersey and the Isle of Man have launched high-profile operations to stop dealers from cities flooding drugs across from the mainland.Steve Le Marquand, director of law enforcement at Jersey Customs, said: “Both these men are typical drugs couriers.“Jersey has a strict zero-tolerance approach to drug smuggling in any form, and any individual who endeavours to bring illegal drugs to the island will be prosecuted with the full force of the law.”

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Timothy Pierce, 24, was arrested after he was caught bringing in 2,400 Ecstasy tablets across on a ferry from Portsmouth.

Timothy Pierce, 24, was arrested after he was caught bringing in 2,400 Ecstasy tablets across on a ferry from Portsmouth.The Birkenhead man was stopped last October by Jersey Customs officials as he arrived at the island.Following a search, the drugs haul was found hidden in bottles of shampoo, shower gel and talcum powder in a toiletry bag.Sentencing Pierce, the Bailiff of Jersey, Sir Philip Bailhache, said: “You behaved foolishly and others are going to suffer as a result of your folly.“But we have to punish you, as you will understand.”

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