A 44-year-old man was arrested at Liverpool John Lennon Airport on Saturday (July 25), after the joint operation by officers from the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit (NEROCU), the UK Border Force and Merseyside Police. Saturday’s arrest strike was pre-planned, and when stopped and arrested at the Liverpool airport he was found to be in possession of a further 20 kilos of cannabis. Case full of drugs seized by North East regional police agency in targeted arrest of suspected smuggler at airport in Liverpool (Image: NEROCU)He has now been subject to bail while police inquiries continue. Some of the vacuum-packed cannabis seized by police in arrest of suspected drug smuggler (Image: NEROCU)Sgt Lovat said: “I want to thank everyone involved. If anyone has any information about drug supply, they can report it to their local police, using the general non-emergency 101 line, or via the independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously, on (0800) 555111.