Soldiers caught cannabis dealing may have to hand over £22,000

Two ‘exemplary’ British soldiers who tried to sell a kilo of cannabis are being asked to hand over more than £22,000. The pair had appeared in court as ‘X’ and ‘Y’ after they were given anonymity following a request by the Ministry of Defence. They boasted ‘distinguished’ careers as soldiers but were motivated by ‘greed’ when they decided to sell drugs, a court had heard. X and Y both admitted being concerned in making an offer to supply to another…

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