A Liverpool man detained as he stepped off a plane in Jersey told customs officers "I want to be brutally honest with you lads" before admitting he had 16 packages of cocaine inside his body.
Lawrence Mitchell, 37, was one of three crooks jailed in Jersey's Royal Court this week after being caught trying to take advantage of the inflated costs of illegal drugs on Jersey. Mitchell had flown from Liverpool John Lennon Airport on July 21 this year with the cocaine deals, wrapped inside condoms, concealed internally.
Jersey Customs and Immigration Service (JCIS) officers estimated the drugs were around 81% purity and worth up to £24,640 at street level.
