James Stevenson is appearing at the High Court in Glasgow accused of leading the worldwide drug smuggling conspiracy.
A senior officer claimed it took three days to search close to a tonne of cocaine hidden in a banana box shipment from South America. Michael Miller, 56, gave evidence today at the High Court in Glasgow where James Stevenson is accused of masterminding a worldwide drug smuggling ring.
The court heard from Mr Miller who is the senior officer at the National Crime Agency . He told jurors that the highest purity of powder cocaine from source that is possible is 89% with hydrochloride adulteration also being added. The boxes had a label stating that they were being exported by "Ernati" and the boxes had a description of "premium bananas" which were "imported by Glasgow Fruit Market Limited". Videos of the beginning and end of the search between September 28 2021 until September 30 2021 were played to the jury.
Prosecutor Alex Prentice KC asked: "In all the work you did, have you come across at any time, a legitimate business using EncroChat?"The witness stated that people could buy the devices from re-sellers for between £1,200 and £1,500. Mr Johns stated that the phones could be wiped by turning them off or by creating a "Panic Password" which could be as little as one digit long.
This was apparently helped with the use of “encrypted communication devices”. One charge states Stevenson, Bilsland and 43 year-old McIntyre were involved in “serious organised crime”.
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