January 29, 2024
Mathew Dance secured an acquittal of a defendant charged with importing 74kg of cocaine, 51kg of Heroin and 20kg of cannabis.
The wholesale value of the drugs was in excess of £3million.
The defendant was stopped in Harwich having arrived from Holland in a HGV that had a trailer with a modified roof within which the drugs were concealed.
The case involved expert evidence on vehicle modification and tachograph analysis.
The trial was heard at Chelmsford Crown Court and lasted 3 weeks.
Mathew Dance is instructed in highly complex and serious criminal cases and specialises in defending large-scale Fraud, Serious and Organised Crime. Read more: [Mathew Dance Profile ]
Mathew was instructed by Ieva Giedraityte at Lloyds PR Solicitors.
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Mathew Dance
Call: 2001