The gold, weighing around 104 kilograms, was on its way to Switzerland from the Cayman Islands when it was seized by Border Force agents at Heathrow Airport.
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More than 25 US nationals have been arrested at UK airports for attempting to smuggle cannabis into the country since the start of 2023, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said.
Two Americans who were caught transporting cannabis into the UK on a flight from Los Angeles to London have become the latest US nationals to be jailed for smuggling.