Yvonne Thompson admitted importing a controlled drug

Yvonne Thompson, 62, of Durban, was stopped by immigration officials in June and refused entry to the UK. She had flown in from Geneva. She appeared to be travelling with only hand luggage, but HM Revenue and Customs Officers became aware that two black suitcases from her flight had been left on the baggage reclaim belt.The cases were found to be hers and they contained the drugs, with a street value of over £100,o00. She also had US$3,000 in her possession, which turned out to be fake.At an earlier hearing Thompson admitted importing a controlled drug. She was jailed at Chelmsford Crown Court on Wednesday, with recorder Phillip Bartle recommending that she be deported at the end of the jail term.