British Mother Avoids Jail for Smuggling 20kg Cannabis into Germany

Cameron Bradford, a 24-year-old British mother from Knebworth, Hertfordshire, received a two-year suspended sentence from Munich District Court for attempting to traffic 20kg of cannabis from Thailand into Germany. She was arrested at Munich Airport after customs officials found the cannabis in a locked suitcase she claimed not to know the contents of, despite suspicions raised when she changed her flight route at the last minute. Bradford testified that she had worked as an escort for a man in the UK who threatened her into making the trip to pick up the suitcase in Thailand. Judge Wilfried Dudek acknowledged the pressure she was under but found it unusual that she did not suspect the suitcase's contents. This case is part of a broader pattern involving young British women being caught smuggling drugs internationally. Although Germany legalized recreational cannabis for adults in 2024, the law does not apply to non-residents, and unauthorized import remains illegal.