There has been a dramatic rise in the number of people caught taking suitcases of cannabis through British airports.

The number has risen from just a handful from two years ago to nearly 400 so far this year.

Police say that nearly all of them come from countries like America and Canada where the drug is grown legally.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/cannabis-couriers-duped-by-traffickers-into-thinking-uk-authorities-are-soft-on-the-drug-nca-says-13204526

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