The gang of men who smuggled almost £4.5 million worth of cannabis hidden in sacks of Gari powder from Ghana to south Essex have been jailed for a combined total of 26 years.

The drug haul was discovered by border force officers inside a shipping container at Tilbury Docks following a National Crime Agency sting.

All four men were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on October 18, 2024.

Daniel Yeboah was jailed for five years and Edward Adjei, 48, of London Road, Grays was jailed for four years.