Cédric Joël Conord CORR – who is from French village Gaël – had flown to Jersey from Gatwick and told Customs officers that he was meeting his wife and two of his children in Jersey the following day when they were to find a hotel for their stay.
When Customs officers searched his small bag they found no illegal items but found ‘minimal clothing with him and no toiletries’ as well as having just £14 in cash.
The 33-year-old said he would be staying with a friend Steve overnight but was unable to offer any further information other than that the man he claimed to be staying with lived in the Havre des Pas area.
After being arrested on suspicion of importing drugs, Conord admitted that he had about 50 grams of cocaine and heroin hidden internally. Analysis of the package later showed that Conord had around 26 grams of cocaine – with a street value of £4,200 – and a further 17.7 grams of heroin.
He was jailed for 6½ years in the Royal Court and was recommended for deportation at the end of his sentence.
