On 12 November 53-year old Lithuanian HGV driver Viktor Maksimov will appear before Dover magistrates. He has been charged with attempting to smuggle £440,000 worth of cocaine through the Port Of Ramsgate.
UK Border Agency (UKBA) officers discovered the 11kg haul on 4 November hidden under a mattress in Maksimov's cab. The truck has arrived on a ferry from Ostend, Belgium.
Not to make a mockery of such a serious issue, but I thought it might be an interesting experiment to guess how many years the accused may get, if any.
I seem to be writing about more and more cases of drug smuggling, although sentencing has varied:
We are yet to hear whether Maksimov will plead guilty, but I wonder how serious a problem drug smuggling is in the haulage sector? Do you think people do it to make a quick buck, or greed or perhaps the belief that it's easy to get away with?
Any thoughts I want to hear, and as a random guess, I would wager the accused gets four years. What do you think??
Well its rediculous to all of us who work hard for our money but to be honest i think he should get more than four years as coke is a higher class that cannabis so he should get 6 years.