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Six Men Charged After National Crime Agency Seizes 500kg of Cannabis at Birmingham Airport

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Six men face criminal charges in England following a National Crime Agency (NCA) seizure of more than 500 kilograms of cannabis at Birmingham Airport. Kyle Gribben, Zaeon Hunter, Lashan Walker (all 26), James Turner, Torian Robinson (both 25), and Devonte Newman (22) were arrested in October 2024 at addresses in Luton and north London, with Bedfordshire Police supporting the NCA operation. Prosecutors allege the six organized the attempted importation of cannabis between June and August 2024. Court, docket number, and jurisdiction are not specified in the source material.

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Six charged after massive cannabis seizure at airport

Media Coverage · April 20, 2026

Six men — Kyle Gribben, Zaeon Hunter, Lashan Walker (all 26), James Turner, Torian Robinson (both 25), and Devonte Newman (22) — have been charged with organizing the attempted importation of cannabis into the UK between June and August 2024. National Crime Agency officers, backed by Bedfordshire Police, arrested them at addresses in Luton and north London in October 2024. The charges tie them to a broader operation

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Key Issues

  • • Conspiracy to import a controlled substance
  • • Sufficiency of evidence linking each defendant to the importation scheme
  • • NCA jurisdiction and coordination with Bedfordshire Police
  • • Sentencing exposure under UK drug trafficking statutes
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Six men — Kyle Gribben, Zaeon Hunter, Lashan Walker (all 26), James Turner, Torian Robinson (both 25), and Devonte Newman (22) — have been charged with organizing the attempted importation of cannabis into the UK between June and August 202
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SIX men have been charged as part of an investigation into the seizure of more than half a tonne of cannabis at Birmingham Airport. Kyle Gribben, Zaeon Hunter and Lashan Walker, all aged 26; James Turner and Torian Robinson, both aged 25, and Devonte Newman, aged 22, were arrested by National Crime Agency officers, supported by Bedfordshire Police, at addresses in Luton and north London, in October 2024. They are suspected of organising the attempted importation of cannabis between June and Augu

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Media Coverage April 20, 2026

Six charged after massive cannabis seizure at airport

Six men — Kyle Gribben, Zaeon Hunter, Lashan Walker (all 26), James Turner, Torian Robinson (both 25), and Devonte Newman (22) — have been charged with organizing the attempted importation of cannabis into the UK between June and August 2024. National Crime Agency officers, backed by Bedfordshire Police, arrested them at addresses in Luton and north London in October 2024. The charges tie them to a broader operation that already netted 11 air passengers who flew cannabis through Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport from Thailand before landing at Birmingham Airport on August 9.

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