A MAN who tried to import cannabis through Coventry Airport has been jailed.
Nathan Doyle, 34, of Hulme in Greater Manchester, was caught after packs of cannabis he had posted from Canada were intercepted at the Baginton airfield, which deals with cargo planes.
Mr Doyle was sentenced at Manchester Crown Court on November 25 to four years and six months in prison, for a list of drugs offences, including the import of cannabis, synthetic cannabis and cocaine.
Police were first alerted in December 2015 to Nathan Doyle’s drug imports, when Borders Agency officers at Coventry Airport intercepted drugs in a pack addressed to his home in Greater Manchester.
The shipment contained £800 worth of cocaine.
Further consignments were sent from Canada in September 2016, when officers intercepted £1300 worth of cannabis, and in May 2017, when the £1800 worth of cannabis was picked up by Canadian customs officers, which was destined for a PO Box Doyle had opened in Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police arrested Doyle at his home in August 2017, where they found £5000 of cannabis in addition to magic mushrooms.
They also found a mushroom grow kit brought over from Amsterdam, and smell proof jiffy bags.
Detective Chief Inspector Terry Crompton, of GMP’s City of Manchester division, said: “Nathan Doyle thought he was above the law and beyond detection. During this operation we monitored him closely as he carried out his illegal activities from his home address and the city centre.
“I would like to thank the officers in this case, as it is thanks to all of their hard work that this man is behind bars.
“I hope this sentencing sends a clear message that we will relentlessly pursue those who import drugs and we go to great lengths to bring them to justice.”