On 30 September 2012 Border Force officers stopped a Slovenian-registered lorry at the inward freight controls at Dover. After questioning the driver, Damir Komaromi, the lorry and its load of mixed goods destined for Preston, Lancashire was examined.
Concealed within the pallets making up the load officers found brown boxes containing the drugs.
After a trial lasting five days Komaromi was found guilty by a jury at Canterbury Crown Court today and was sentenced immediately.
Malcolm Bragg, from Border Force said: "This case should serve as a warning to anyone tempted to try to smuggle drugs into the UK. We will catch you and bring you before the courts.
"Our officers work hard to keep illegal drugs and other banned items off the streets of the UK and are on constant alert to catch smugglers at our ports."
Anyone with information about activity they suspect may be linked to drug smuggling should call the hotline on 0800 59 5000 or use http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/contact/report-crime/.
