LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Simon Hayward returns to UK after 2 years in Swedish jail

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

12 Sep 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Kevin Mosley reports on the return to the UK of former British army captain, Simon Hayward, after his release from a Swedish jail after being convicted and given a five year sentence for smuggling fifty kilos of cannabis into the country in 1987. He has served half his term and is now telling his story in a book, Under Fire. Includes press interview with Hayward.

Contributors

Simon Hayward; Kevin Mosley

Keywords

Crime; UK; Great Britain; Drug traffic; Illegal drugs; Sweden; Prisoners; Simon Hayward

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