£4.2 million worth of high purity cocaine hidden in the back of a piano was found by Border Force officials in East Sussex
A man has been jailed after a stash of high purity cocaine worth £4.2 million was found hidden in a piano.
As they searched the van - offering removal services - officers found a bed, two chairs, a cupboard, and several cardboard boxes.The cocaine was stashed in the back of the pianoAuthorities noticed it was heavier than expected, and it was clear it had been tampered with. He initially tried to claim that he was a legitimate businessman, but when faced with the evidence pleaded guilty to conspiracy to supply class A drugs and the fraudulent evasion of the provision of the importation of class A drugs.Role, 45, of Dean Road, Irlam was jailed for 13 years and six months, on Friday 12 April.
"Had Role been successful in bringing £4 million worth of cocaine into the UK it would have had devastating effects to our communities.
Irlam Greater Manchester Police
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