Two young Brits have been jailed for six years for drug trafficking after trying to smuggle nearly 150lbs of cannabis hidden in their luggage.

The arrest happened at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare, Zimbabwe, on 1st May, after the pair arrived on a flight from Thailand.

Airport agents found their behaviour suspicious and discovered that they were carrying drugs during a search.

Picture shows Tihaise Darlin Elisha, 19, undated. He was sentenced to nine years in prison in Zimbabwe. Note: Police photo. (@PoliceZimbabwe/Newsflash/NX)

Police found 53 packets containing a total of 66.415 kilogrammes (146 lbs) of loose skunky cannabis, also known locally as dagga. hidden inside four monarch suitcases.

The drugs were concealed in red and brown luggage tagged with the offenders’ names.

Now the two British nationals, Tihaise Darlin Elisha, 19, and Taylor Tamara Simone, 21, have been found guilty of drug trafficking by the Harare Magistrates’ Court, according to a 4th August statement by Zimbabwe's National Prosecuting Authority.

Picture shows Taylor Tamara Simone, 21, undated. She was sentenced to nine years in prison in Zimbabwe. Note: Police photo. (@PoliceZimbabwe/Newsflash/NX)

Each were sentenced to nine years in prison, with three years suspended on condition of good behaviour.

The National Prosecuting Authority warned that the country maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward transnational drug trafficking, saying: "The law will catch up with offenders, no matter their nationality.

"Airports are not gateways for crime."

(Mike Leidig / newsX)