Warren drug smuggling appeal refused » News » This Is Jersey: "Curtis Warren and his gang have lost their appeals against conviction over a £1 million drug smuggling plot.
Three Court of Appeal judges delivered their decision after defence lawyers challenged the convictions earlier this year.
Warren as well as life-long friend John Welsh (43), James O’Brien (45) and Jason Woodward (22) also lost appeals against their sentences.
The men were convicted last year of attempting to import a huge stash of cannabis into Jersey from the French coast.
All men denied the charges but were convicted after a trial. Warren was jailed for 13 years, Welsh was jailed for 12 years, O’Brien, for ten years and Woodward, for five years. Two other men – Paul Hunt (27) and Oliver Lucas (23) – were also jailed for five years. They did not appeal against their sentence"
Three Court of Appeal judges delivered their decision after defence lawyers challenged the convictions earlier this year.
Warren as well as life-long friend John Welsh (43), James O’Brien (45) and Jason Woodward (22) also lost appeals against their sentences.
The men were convicted last year of attempting to import a huge stash of cannabis into Jersey from the French coast.
All men denied the charges but were convicted after a trial. Warren was jailed for 13 years, Welsh was jailed for 12 years, O’Brien, for ten years and Woodward, for five years. Two other men – Paul Hunt (27) and Oliver Lucas (23) – were also jailed for five years. They did not appeal against their sentence"
