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John Vasey expeded home soon
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AS CM WENT to press news was coming through that John Vasey, the British haulier jailed in France for allegedly smuggling £2.5m worth of cannabis, was about to be released. His father Ken says: "It's fantastic. I spoke to my wife Mary who went out to his trial in France but all she could tell me was that
he has to pay a €5,000 fine and will then be released.
"Hopefully, he will be able to get on a flight back to the UK in the next few days. We can't wait to see him."
Vasey, owner of Houghton Le Spring-based JD Vasey Transport, has been in jail awaiting trial since February 2003.
He was stopped by French Customs in Perpignan on 28 February 2003 on his way back from Spain. His vehicle was searched and cannabis resin was found in shrinkwrapped pallets.
The consignment note listed ceramic tiles that he had picked up from a regular Spanish client in Barcelona (CM 31 July 2003).