Minicab driver found with skunk haul in boot

A MINICAB driver has been jailed for three years after police caught him with more than £30,000 of cannabis in the boot of his car.

Krzysztof Plaza, of Leopold Road, Edmonton, was stopped by officers on July 21 2011 after he left a lock-up in Orbital Business Park, in Argon Road, Upper Edmonton.

During a search of his Chrysler Voyager minicab the officers found a large holdall in the boot with 12 large pillows of skunk and a number of self-seal bags. The lock-up contained another six pillows of the skunk and two large bags of amphetamine of above-average purity. There were also three barrels of caffeine, a known cutting agent.

In total 12kg of cannabis were recovered with a street value of more than £33,000 and three kilos of amphetamine worth £22,000.

Plaza was charged with possession with intent to supply drugs. At Wood Green Crown Court on October 14, he admitted one count of possession with intent to supply and was found guilty of two other counts.

He said he was offered money to collect items from a lock-up and deliver to a place to be confirmed, but denied knowing what was in the lock-up or in his boot. He was sentenced last month to three years for the two counts he was convicted of, and two years, to run concurrently, for the charge he pleaded guilty to.

source: http://www.northlondon-today.co.uk/