Anything to declare? Just the cannabis in my case

A MUM-OF-THREE was promised a free holiday to Thailand if she brought thousands of pounds worth of drugs back to the UK.

- By AMY WALKER

Mandy Hendry was stopped by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport earlier this year.

She told them she thought there were 200 cigarettes in the large pink suitcase she had with her.

Later, as she passed through the 'nothing to declare' gate, she admitted: "I actually do have something to declare - I think there is cannabis inside."

Hendry, 35, has since pleaded guilty to the fraudulent evasion of the importation of a class B drug, namely cannabis. She told the court she had recently left an abusive relationship and was handed a suspended sentence.