THIS is the moment a man was hauled off a flight at Heathrow for a huge cannabis stash.
Further searches revealed a further cache of cocaine and – part of a massive £380,000 criminal laundering operation.
Daniel Brown, 37, was arrested on his flight back to the UKCredit: Norfolk Constabulary
Footage shows cops swoop in to nab the drug dealer from his first-class seatCredit: Norfolk Constabulary
Brown was sentenced to nine years behind bars for money launderingCredit: Norfolk Constabulary
Daniel Brown, 37, was nabbed by cops while he was still sat in his first-class seat on a flight landing back at Heathrow in October.
Video from the arrest shows officers climb the steps to the plane before passengers have even got out of their seats.
They then catch the fraudster unawares before he has even unbuckled from his cushy chair on board the international flight.
It was quite the welcome home for smiling Brown, who was swiftly removed from the plane, arrested and cuffed.
A cop can be heard telling the crook: “You’re under arrest on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of cannabis.”
Brown, of Pye Court, has now been banged up for nine years following a sentencing at for laundering more than £380,000.
He also pleaded guilty to a number of other offences including intent to supply cocaine and cannabis.
The crook was caught when his letting agent discovered when they investigated a water leak at his flat.
Police responded to the report in February 2025, uncovering 3.3kg of herbal and £80,000 in cash stashed away at the den in .
Police discovered Brown was abroad at the time, but lay in wait to grab him immediately after he landed back on home soil.
Further police investigations at another property linked to Brown revealed a further stash of 1.75kg of cocaine, £21,000 in cash and drug paraphernalia.
A financial probe revealed nearly £385,000 had been deposited into the culprit’s bank accounts between March 2022 and October 2025 – a period for which he had declare no earnings.
Brown had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply cocaine and cannabis, two counts of possessing criminal property and one count of concealing criminal property.
A smiling Brown was caught unawares on his flight after cops discovered drugs at his flatCredit: Norfolk Constabulary
Cops formulated a plan to haul in the drug dealer after they ascertained he was abroadCredit: Norfolk Constabulary
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