70 year old Stansted drug smuggler jailed for 8 years
10.06.09
A 70 year old football coach caught trying to smuggle cocaine worth £120,000 into the UK via Stansted Airport has been jailed for eight years. Siegfried Milchberger attempted to smuggle in the drugs in his luggage, Ipswich Crown Court heard.
The Austrian national was intercepted at Stansted on December 19 last year after arriving on a flight from Vienna via Hanover. His luggage was examined by officers from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) and when one of the bags was emptied, the base of the bag appeared thicker that normal. The empty bag was also heavier than would have been expected.
A package was discovered concealed between the struts of the trolley handle, which was found to contain 3kg of cocaine which has a street value of around £120,000. Mr Milchberger, who had been living in Kenya at the time of his arrest, was charged with importing the Class A drug. He was jailed for eight years yesterday.
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