Drugs mule caught with £14k of coke and heroin at Edinburgh Waverley station

A drug mule caught with a £14,000 haul of cocaine and heroin at a Scots practice station advised cops: “I don’t need to go to jail”.

Tia Tyndale had simply arrived at Edinburgh Waverley when police swooped to arrest her following a tip-off.

The 23-year-old introduced a consignment of medication in a bag from Birmingham to assist repay lease arrears, a courtroom was advised.

Tyndale appeared on the metropolis’s sheriff courtroom on Tuesday and admitted caring within the provide of heroin and cocaine on March 10 final 12 months.

Fiscal depute Jack Castor mentioned two detectives have been within the capital’s Fettes police station after they obtained info that Tyndale was travelling north.

Mr Castor mentioned the cops staked out the rail station and noticed Tyndale stroll out its entrance onto Market Avenue at 4.15pm.

Tyndale introduced the medicine to Scotland from Birmingham.

He mentioned: “She appeared to officers to be confused and uncertain the place she was.

“They approached her and the accused panicked and said, “I don’t need to go to jail”.”

The prosecutor mentioned Tyndale was searched and officers checked a black tote bag.

The courtroom heard Tyndale advised them: “I’ve introduced one thing up in my bag. I don’t know what it's.”

Mr Castor mentioned the bag held a cardboard field containing medicine.

Tyndale pled responsible at Edinburgh Sheriff Court docket.

He mentioned the 149g of cocaine had a avenue worth of as much as £12,000 whereas the 47g of heroin may realise £1580.

Defence agent Cameron Tait mentioned his consumer had no earlier convictions.

Mr Tait mentioned Tyndale discovered herself in “severe monetary hassle” with lease arrears and confided in a buddy.

The solicitor mentioned the buddy advised she earn money by taking a bundle from Birmingham to Edinburgh as she’d accomplished it earlier than.

Mr Tait mentioned Tyndale didn’t look within the bundle and she or he got here out of the practice station “trying misplaced and confused”.

Tyndale is because of be sentenced subsequent month.

He mentioned she’d “grown more and more remorseful and regretted endeavor the journey” whereas on the practice.

Sheriff Norman McFadyen deferred sentence on Tyndale, of Birmingham, till subsequent month for reviews.

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