Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence
- Country
- England & Wales
- Hearing Date
- 11 January 2010
- Court Location
- Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court
- Judge
- Mr Justice Corcoran
- Case Number
- Not Recorded
- Name
- Data Anonymised
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 32
- Co-Defendant/s
- Yes
- Bail Position
- In Custody
Offence/s
- Length
- 17 Years
- Drug Offence Information
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Class A: Yes
Amount: 330.7kg
Sentencing Details
- Total Sentence
- 17 Years
- Parole Eligibility Date (PED)
- 10/7/2018
- Sentenced Upon
- Guilty Plea
- Distinguishing Features / Details
- He was a member of an organised criminal network who smuggled heroin into Britain by driving it through the Channel Tunnel in the boot of a car. 330.7kg of heroin with an estimated street value of £33 million was transported through Customs in the boot of a vehicle. Chana was under surveillance and arrested when boxes of the drug were transferred to his vehicle at a service station. The Metropolitan Police's Central Task Force confirmed that this was the biggest heroin seizure by any UK police force to date.
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Legal Teams & Authorities
- Chambers
- Furnival Chambers
- Barrister
- Jeremy James Carter-Manning KC
Prosecuting Team
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