Alleged dealer said he could not smell the cannabis at his feet

A man caught in a car with three quarters of a kilo of cannabis at his feet told police he could not smell the drug – despite officers saying the stench was "overwhelming".Nawdar Mahmoud, aged 30, said in interview that his sense of smell had suffered because of a broken nose, a jury was told.Mahmoud and two other men are on trial accused of drug dealing after they were stopped by police on the A38.Officers found three quarters of a kilo of cannabis and 27 grams of cocaine in the...