Kurtis Taylor was snared on the M74 northbound near Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, back in September 2023. Officers discovered a large quantity of cocaine in a van he had been driving.
A man has been convicted after being caught with cocaine worth around £920,000 in the back of a van when he was stopped by police on a busy motorway last year.
The 30-year-old appeared at the High Court in Glasgow today where he plead guilty. His conviction comes following an investigation led by Police Scotland’s Organised Crime and Counter Terrorism Unit.READ MORE: Glasgow pensioners nightmare as 'feral kids' vandalise derelict building and hurl glass bottles
"Police Scotland will not allow criminals and organised crime groups to profit from other people’s misery. We know that individuals and communities are deeply affected by the drugs trade.
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