'Law abiding and honest' man caught at Manchester Airport after turning to crime

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American citizen Marcus Montoya is now in a British jail

This is the ‘honest’ and ‘law abiding’ man who admitted making a ‘major lapse of judgement’ after being caught at Manchester Airport trying to smuggle £200,000 worth of cannabis into the country.

READ MORE: Finally, the full truth of Greater Manchester teacher Rebecca Joynes' sex crimes can be told But Montoya admitted that he knew the suitcases contained cannabis, although he later said he didn’t know how much. He refused to give police the PIN number to his mobile phone. He said Montoya was ‘introduced to a third party’ who told him about the ‘scheme’. He said Montoya found the offer ‘tempting’ as it appeared to be ‘easy money’.

 

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