A man was caught wheeling a black suitcase carrying cannabis with a street value of almost £80K.

A court heard Le Van Phuc, 29, was stopped by British Transport Police County Lines taskforce on Saturday, April 18, after officers spotted the Vietnamese national leave a train at Preston station carrying a black rucksack and wheeling a large black suitcase.

His behaviour raised officers' suspicions and as he waited for a service to Glasgow officers approached and identified themselves to Phuc who immediately stepped away from the suitcase.

When asked if the suitcase was his, he immediately replied that it wasn’t.

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When officers searched the case they found two large bin bags inside containing cannabis with a street value of almost £80k.

A further search found £160 in cash along with a return ticket from Glasgow to Bolton.

Phuc, of no fixed abode,  pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class B drugs and was sentenced at Preston Crown Court  to eleven weeks in jail.

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Investigating officer PC Andrew Margerison said: “Our County Lines taskforce patrols the railway the length and breadth of the country, day in day out, and can spot when something or someone doesn’t look right.

“We have eyes everywhere so be warned – if you plan on using the rail network to transport drugs or indulge in any form of criminality we ‘ll be waiting for you.”