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British man caught with over €500k in cannabis in luggage

Summary

Brandon Highfield, a 23‑year‑old British man from Wolverhampton, was sentenced by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to four and a half years in prison for importing almost 27 kilos of cannabis valued at €538,760. He was caught at Dublin Airport when sniffer dogs detected drugs in his luggage while he was in transit from New York to Manchester. Highfield pleaded guilty to possession for sale or supply on 11 November 2023. The judge accepted that he had been transporting the drugs for third parties and that some level of coercion had been applied, describing him as slightly vulnerable with no prior convictions and unlikely to reoffend. The sentence was back‑dated to the November arrest. Highfield is a foreign national who will receive little or no visits while in custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: British man caught with over €500k in cannabis in luggage. Charges or matters: importing almost 27 kilos of cannabis valued at €538,760 and possessing the same for sale or supply on November 11, 2023, at Terminal Two in Dublin Airport. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 11, 2023 Incident
• 2024-04-17 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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