A MAN has been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court today over the seizure of more than £2m worth of cannabis in Belfast in 2018. Chang Mang Wang, 52, was sentenced to two years and three months for possession of Class B controlled drugs with intent to supply and for conspiracy to supply Class B controlled drugs. He was also sentenced to two years for failing to observe Immigration Act restrictions. Wang's sentence will be split between custody and licence. "Today's sentencing should act as a deterrent for those tempted to engage in this type of destructive criminality," said Detective Inspector Kelly of the PSNI. "It may seem like a quick and easy way to make money, however, the impact on the community and on you can be catastrophic." Unloading boot On Thursday, November 29, 2018, police observed Wang and another man unloading bags from the boot of a car into a premises in the Wellesley Avenue area Belfast. The pair were stopped and searched during the proactive policing operation, with the bags found to contain…

TWO Irishmen have been jailed over an elaborate plot to stash guns so that one of them could use the information in return for a reduced sentence for other crimes. Kinahan organised crime group member Thomas Kavanagh enlisted fellow member Liam Byrne and another man, Shaun Kent, to secure weapons before burying them in Northern Ireland. Kavanagh planned to provide authorities with the location of the weapons as a makeweight to secure a lighter sentence for drug trafficking offences he was facing. However, the plan was uncovered by National Crime Agency (NCA) investigators following the takedown of the encrypted communication platform Encrochat. "At the instruction of their leader Thomas Kavanagh, Shaun Kent and Liam Byrne orchestrated a cynical and dangerous plot to plant a cache of weapons so Kavanagh could direct the NCA to them and reduce his time in prison," said NCA Branch Commander Ty Surgeon. 'Time's against him' While on remand for drug trafficking offences in 2019, Kavanagh, from Tamworth, set the plan…

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