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Leeds man caught red-handed with builder's bag full of cannabis worth £160,000

Two men have been sentenced after they were found with three builder's bags full of cannabis worth up to £160,000 after police stopped a van

William Stokoe, 55, from Hull, now of Clyde Court, Leeds and Daniel Flintoft, 30, of Roger Garth, Willerby, admitted being concerned in supplying cannabis on August 21, 2020, reports Hull Live. One of the pair said he had been pressured to "warehouse" the drugs.

The other, with a string of 15 aliases and a long history of 90 often violent crimes, was recruited to turn up with a van to move the bags, Hull Crown Court heard.

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