A drug courier had a one word response for officers after he was caught with £136k of crack cocaine and heroin in a taxi.
John Brennan, 41, of Hahnemann Road, Walton, was the passenger in the vehicle travelling from Liverpool to Aberdeen, and when officers told him they were going to search it for drugs he sighed and kicked a rucksack at his feet. He told police 'there's stuff in the bag' and was arrested.
When Brennan was being interviewed by Scotland Police he was asked if he was involved in the supply of controlled drugs, to which he replied: "Obviously."
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Unemployed Brennan, who has nine previous convictions, mainly for drug offences, later told officers he was paid to transport the bag from Liverpool to Aberdeen but was not aware of what it contained and that the taxi driver was not involved. Seven packages of crack cocaine wrapped in kitchen paper were recovered in the drugs haul which had a street value of nearly £110,000.
Further smaller amounts of crack and cocaine were also seized along with £12,000 worth of heroin and an adulterant used in the production of crack cocaine.
Brennan admitted being concerned in the supply of cocaine and heroin on November 23 last year at the A90 road at Fordoun, in Aberdeenshire, when he appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Wednesday, April 20. The offences were committed after he was granted bail at Aberdeen Sheriff Court the previous year.
He admitted a further charge of breaching a bail condition on November 23 last year, which stopped him from returning to Scotland except for court appearances or appointments with lawyers. Advocate depute John McElroy said a trial was set for next year on the charges that led to him being bailed, but the prosecutor added there will now be no further proceedings over them.
Mr McElroy said: "On November 23 ,2021 intelligence was received in relation to a Toyota Avensis motor car being involved in transporting individuals involved in the supply of controlled drugs in Aberdeen."
The judge, Lady Wise, adjourned the case for the preparation of a background report ahead of sentencing next month. Brennan was remanded in custody.
