A man was caught with a kilogram of cocaine in his car after police spotted him driving 'erratically'.
Alan Nisbet, 36, was a courier for a drugs gang that shipped more than seven million pounds of Class A and B drugs around Greater Manchester. He was jailed for seven years at Manchester Crown Court yesterday (Wednesday) after pleading guilty to a string of drug offences.
Nisbet was stopped by police after officers noticed him 'driving in an erratic manner' through Salford on December 18 of last year. During a search of his vehicle, officers uncovered a kilogram of cocaine.
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A mobile phone was also recovered from the car and showed that Nisbet had been working as a courier in the wholesale supply of Class A and Class B drugs in the region.
The street value of the total drugs transported in the four weeks before Nisbet’s arrest was valued at more than seven million pounds. This included 40kg of cocaine and 70kg of MDMA, as well as quantities of ketamine and amphetamine.
Nisbet, of Towyn Avenue, Salford, was sentenced after admitting possession with intent to supply cocaine, possession of cannabis, conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply amphetamine, conspiracy to supply MDMA, and two counts of money laundering.
Detective Sergeant Daniel Worthington, from GMP’s City of Salford district, said: “We are determined to crack down on the wholesale supply of drugs and this was a fantastic result for the officers working on Operation Naseby.
“Drugs cause so many issues within our communities and by taking someone off the streets who was involved in the transportation of these illegal products, we are sending a clear message that we will be doing all that we can to bring offenders to justice.
“I would urge anyone with any information about possible drug dealing in their area to please get in touch with us. You can do this by dialling 101, or by calling Crimestoppers – anonymously – on 0800 555 111.”
