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| Pensioner Robert Coulson admits smuggling cannabis | Pensioner Robert Coulson admits smuggling cannabis |
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| A pensioner has admitted trying to smuggle more than £168,000 worth of cannabis through a ferry port. | A pensioner has admitted trying to smuggle more than £168,000 worth of cannabis through a ferry port. |
| Robert Coulson, 71, hid 29kg (64lb) of the drug in four inner tubes in the spare wheel compartment of his car. | Robert Coulson, 71, hid 29kg (64lb) of the drug in four inner tubes in the spare wheel compartment of his car. |
| He was returning from a trip to Morocco when border officers stopped him at Portsmouth port last year. | He was returning from a trip to Morocco when border officers stopped him at Portsmouth port last year. |
| Coulson, of Anning Road, Lyme Regis, Dorset, admitted the importation of a prohibited drug. He will be sentenced at a later date. | |
| 'Tested positive' | 'Tested positive' |
| Prosecutor Giles Fletcher told Portsmouth Magistrates' Court that Coulson, who suffers from arthritis, had spent time in Morocco before travelling to Portsmouth via Caen when he was caught on 3 November. | Prosecutor Giles Fletcher told Portsmouth Magistrates' Court that Coulson, who suffers from arthritis, had spent time in Morocco before travelling to Portsmouth via Caen when he was caught on 3 November. |
| Mr Fletcher said: "The Border Agency say they found a quantity of powder which turned out to be hash - cannabis - in four inner tubes in the spare wheel compartment in the boot of the vehicle. | Mr Fletcher said: "The Border Agency say they found a quantity of powder which turned out to be hash - cannabis - in four inner tubes in the spare wheel compartment in the boot of the vehicle. |
| "It has been tested positive for cannabis. | "It has been tested positive for cannabis. |
| "There is some planning. He admits, I believe, in interview, he knew what he was doing. He's brought it here knowingly." | "There is some planning. He admits, I believe, in interview, he knew what he was doing. He's brought it here knowingly." |