A DRUG dealer nicknamed ‘cannabis’ has been jailed after being caught with a suitcase full of the class B substance on a train.

Hung Nguyen was found in possession of 15kg of skunk after boarding a train at Warrington Bank Quay which was bound for London.

Warrington Guardian:

Warwickshire Crown Court heard that the 26-year-old was dropped off at the train station along with two friends in a taxi at around 11am on Saturday, February 15 2020.

The driver of the vehicle reported to the police that the case the defendant had loaded into his car ‘smelled strongly of cannabis’.

Officers met the Euston-bound service at Wolverhampton shortly before midday, and Nguyen was taken off the train at Birmingham New Street and searched – at which point the drugs were found.

Warrington Guardian:

Following his arrest, he initially claimed to be 16 years old.

But when British Transport Police analysed his phone, a video of his family singing to him on his 25th birthday was discovered.

The clip showed him being presented with a cake bearing the message ‘happy birthday Can’ – short for cannabis – and showing his age.

Nguyen, of no fixed addressed, was found guilty of possession of cannabis with intent to supply after a trial and was locked up for 32 months on Friday, November 26.

Detective constable Mark Burgess said: “This was a brazen and frankly ludicrous attempt to move a large quantity of drugs across the country via the rail network.

Warrington Guardian:

“I’m especially thankful to the taxi driver for reporting the incident and providing us with the opportunity to catch Nguyen red-handed.

“The public and those that work on and around the railway play an integral role in stopping offenders – they’re our eyes and ears.

“I urge anyone that’s on the railway and spots something that doesn’t seem right to report it to us by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.

“No report is too small or too trivial – we will always take you seriously.”