Witton man tried to smuggle £420k of cocaine in Jamaican veggie chunks Horace Thompson, 50, was stopped by Border Force Officers at Birmingham Airport after flying in from Montego Bay Latest news email updates straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A drug smuggler who hid cocaine worth £420,000 in veggie chunks has been jailed for nine years. Horace Thompson, 50, was stopped by Border Force Officers after arriving at Birmingham Airport from Montego Bay.