Jian-Hong Chen claimed he was going on holiday to Edinburgh
A man who appeared 'confused and lost' as police approached him in a busy railway station was found with £160,000 worth of cannabis. Undercover officers rumbled Jian-Hong Chen as part of a covert County Lines operation in Cheshire .
The 37-year-old was seen by British Transport Police with a rucksack and large suitcase at Crewe railway station. The force says he came to officers' attention due to appearing confused and lost, Cheshire Live reports. Chen told the officers that he was trying to go on holiday to Edinburgh after they identified themselves to him on February 28. But the passenger's luggage aroused the police's suspicion.When asked about the suitcase, Chen claimed he did not know the number lock combination to get unto it, despite him stating it contained his clothes. He was then searched and the case was found to contain a large laundry bag containing vacuum packed cannabis packages with a street value of £160,000.
Chen, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply a class B drug and was sentenced to a year in prison at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday, March 27. Speaking after the case, Investigating officer DC Karen Jennings said: "Our County Lines Taskforce operate everywhere and anywhere on the rail network.
"Many of these patrols are covert enabling our highly skilled officers to observe and approach anyone acting in a suspicious manner. These specialist units work every day 24/7 to disrupt criminality and drugs networks that use the railway to transport their illicit commodities. If you spot anything that seems suspicious as you travel on the railway, please report it to us by texting 61016 or calling 0800 40 50 40.
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