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Will England secures acquittal in Operation Lizard

11/08/2022

The defendant was alleged to have been in possession of 40kg of cannabis with the intent to supply the same.

Will was instructed privately by Edward Brown of Saunders Solicitors.

The defendant was found not guilty following a trial at Manchester Minshull Street. The jury took just over an hour to find that he had not participated in or been responsible for the 40kg of cannabis valued at some £167,000 that was recovered.

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