Nottingham philosophy student caught importing cannabis from USA

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Benjamin Koops ordered the Class B drug through the "dark web" - where typically parts of the internet can only be accessed using special software.

 

A Nottingham philosophy student has been caught importing cannabis from the USA.

Benjamin Koops ordered the Class B drug through the "dark web" - where typically parts of the internet can only be accessed using special software.

He paid for the drugs with Bitcoin, a type of internet currency.

Nottingham Crown Court heard two packages of cannabis were intercepted by the National Crime Agency and traced to Koops, of Midland Avenue, in Lenton.

 

He pleaded guilty to supplying cannabis and to two charges of fraudulent evasion of prohibition regarding the importation of the drug.

He was given a total sentence of 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, a 20-day rehabilitation activity requirement, 250 hours of unpaid work and a £800...

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