TWO men caught transporting drugs on the M3 in Basingstoke, will be sentenced at Winchester Crown Court on Friday, September 13. 

Milkis Araya, 22, of Marchbank Road, Fulham, London, pleaded not guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A cocaine and being concerned in the supply of Class A heroin. He also denied being in possession of criminal property. 

He was found guilty by a jury on all three counts following a three day trial at Winchester Crown Court. 

Araya further admitted possession of Class B cannabis. 

Said Bihe, 24, Manchester Drive, Notting Hill, London, had earlier pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of Class A cocaine and being concerned in the supply of Class A heroin. He also admitted two charges of being in possession of criminal property. 

The court heard police stopped a black Vauxhall Insignia travelling northbound on the M3 motorway between Junctions 6 & 7 at Basingstoke in the early hours of November 11, 2017.

The court heard that when the car was stopped, Bihe was found with wads of cash stuffed into his shoes. Cash totalling just over £5,000 is likely to be confiscated under the Proceeds of Crime Act at the sentencing hearing.