Chocolate muffin driver smuggled opium into the UK
Paddington man faces heavy jail sentence
A LORRY driver who smuggled opium into the UK under the guise of importing chocolate muffins is facing prison.
Mohammad Satari-Khavas, of Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, admitted smuggling five kilos of the class A drug with a street value of �75,000.
On Tuesday, Folkestone Magistrates’ Court heard the 41-year-old, who is a Dutch national, was stopped by UK Border Agency officers as he returned from Holland on Sunday (14).
A search of his vehicle uncovered nine clear wrapped packages of the drug in his cab locker.
You may also want to watch:
Satari-Khavas pleaded guilty to knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of the prohibition of controlled drugs and was remanded in custody.
He will appear at Canterbury Crown Court at a later date for sentencing.
Most Read
- 1 Female-only massage clinic opens in Harlesden
- 2 Brent Council writes off nearly £2m owed in bad debts
- 3 Man wanted in connection with Kings Cross sex assault
- 4 Prospect House eviction: Families struggle to move out
- 5 Locals celebrate as the Carlton Tavern finally re-opens
- 6 Drekwon Patterson killing: Five men arrested in dawn raids
- 7 Kilburn welcomes back eager gym-goers
- 8 Kilburn High Road traders see a slow return to business on April 12
- 9 Neasden foodbank launches £60,000 fundraising appeal
- 10 'His confidence is high': QPR boss Warburton backs Lyndon Dykes
A second man from Poland has been bailed while investigations continue.