A man from Manchester was found on the M6 with a car stashed full of drugs worth £30,000. David Hughes, 39, of Arrowfield Road, Manchester, was stopped by police in his BMW on the motorway in October of this year.
During the stop and search, on October 27, officers searched the vehicle under the misuse of drugs act, where they uncovered five kilograms of cannabis worth £15,000 to £25,000 in the boot, as well as £12,500 worth of cocaine and £1,000 worth of MDMA tablets hidden in voids within the structure of the car.
Hughes was found to have played a significant role in a sophisticated drug-trafficking operation, with over seventeen journeys made from Manchester to south Cumbria between June and October 2022 in order to supply drugs into Cumbria.
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Police say the total value of drugs located in the BMW was to the value of £28,000 to £38,000. Hughes appeared at Preston Crown Court today (December 20) where he was sentenced to three years and six months at Preston Crown Court for trafficking Class A and B drugs into Cumbria.
He was charged with possession of a Class A drug (cocaine) with intent to supply, possession of a Class A drug (MDMA) with intent to supply and possession of a Class B drug (cannabis) with intent to supply.
Following the sentencing, a spokesperson from south Cumbria’s Community Serious and Organised Crime (CSOC) unit said: “Class A drug trafficking goes hand-in-hand with misery and exploitation throughout the supply chain and has a significant societal impact.
“We welcome today’s sentence which shows that organised crime operating into Cumbria will be identified, prioritised, and taken out. This stop was achieved through partnership working with Lancashire Police Roads Policing Unit, with whom we work closely to target roads-enabled criminality.”
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