Kurtis James Taylor was stopped while driving a black Vauxhall Vivaro van on the M74, near Lesmahagow, on September 5, 2023. He was found travelling from England with £1million worth of cocaine in a hidden compartment.
A drugs smuggler has been sentenced to six years in prison after he was found travelling from England with £1million worth of cocaine in a hidden car compartment.
Taylor, from Liverpool, was stopped while driving a black Vauxhall Vivaro van on the M74, near Lesmahagow, on September 5, 2023. The vehicle was taken to Coatbridge Police Office and searched with the assistance of a drug detection dog. READ MORE: Child taken to hospital after incident at Lanarkshire park as emergency crews spotted at sceneA total of ten block-shaped packages – embossed with a Twitter logo - were discovered inside and were later found to be cocaine. The drugs – which weighed around 10kg – held an approximate street value of between £801,840 and £1,002,300.
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