Shepton Mallet man jailed for drug offences following Border Force interception
23-year-old Robert Lane was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on Friday (March 17)
A man from Shepton Mallet has been jailed for 40 months after pleading guilty to a number of drug offences.
He gave the guilty plea after an interception by Border Force officials in December 2020.
23-year-old Robert Lane, of Cowl Street, was sentenced at Taunton Crown Court on Friday after importing drugs into the country and being involved in supply of cocaine and cannabis.
In December 2020, Lane was involved in a quantity of cannabis being shipped from the USA to the UK and was caught when Border Force intercepted a parcel containing an estimated £5,000’s worth of the drug.
After a number of other enquiries following the interception, it was revealed that Lane was also involved in the supply of cocaine.
Lane pleaded guilty to two charges of importing a class B drug and one count each of being concerned in the supply of cocaine and cannabis, and was handed a jail term on Friday totalling 3 years and 4 months.
The court ordered the destruction of the drugs and the forfeiture of drugs paraphernalia and mobile phones seized during the investigation.
Lane was made subject of a Proceeds of Crime Act application and given 28 days to pay back more than ÂŁ5,500 and surrender assets.
PC Mark Hicks said: “We are committed to working tirelessly, alongside partners such as Border Force, to stop people bringing illegal substances into this country and we will always seek to deal with such offenders in Avon and Somerset robustly.”