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Gang jailed for smuggling cocaine from Jamaica

A woman who smuggled cocaine in the lining of a case through a Birmingham airport has been jailed along with the rest of a West Country gang.

Jordane Morris, 27, was filmed returning home from a "dream holiday" to Jamaica but police were waiting for her as she had 250g of high grade cocaine in her case.

Morris was smuggling the drug for gang boss Nathanial Freeman, 34, and her partner Ryan Chard, 37, Plymouth Crown Court heard.

Plymouth Crown Court
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Freeman's second in command, Steven Doukoure, 25, paid more than £4,000 of the gang's cash into Morris' account so she could take the two week trip - and take an innocent friend with her.

All four were convicted of smuggling cocaine after a six-week trial.

Freeman, from Cornwall, was jailed for 16 years, Doukoure, from Plymouth, for 12-and-a-half years, Chard, from Cornwall, for seven years and Morris, of North Road, Holsworthy, Devon, for six years.

Freeman and Doukoure had also been convicted of two counts of conspiracy to smuggle Class A drugs in 2017.

Cable damage causes power problems in Liverpool

A power dip caused by a damaged cable has caused problems across Liverpool city centre today, Scottish Power said.

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Trains on the Wirral line were unable to stop at Lime Street for a time but services have now resumed.

John Lewis is currently closed because the problem affected the fire alarm and sprinkler system - engineers are still on site.

Scottish Power said a cable in the university area of the city was damaged by a third party.