An 'incompetent' cocaine courier was caught on the M6 with £600,000-worth of criminal cargo after being spotted speeding in a car with a defective brake light. Debt-ridden Lee Green, 37, made the illegal excursion in a bid to reduce arrears of £2,000 he owed crooks over his own substance use.
He was caught out on January 24 when two PCs saw his Peugeot close to Junction 39 near Shap in Cumbria.
"It was travelling at excessive speed, overtaking vehicles and then failing to return to the correct lane," prosecutor Gerard Rogerson told Carlisle Crown Court today (Thursday). "A defective brake light was also noted so the officers decided to pull the car over.
