An ex-soldier who survived a helicopter crash is going through jail after being caught with a £1million heroin haul.
Gary Cowan, 32, was stopped on the M74 close to Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, in June 2020.
He was behind the wheel of a van belonging to storage boss John Craig, 31, who police had been watching.
Each at the moment are behind bars after every was convicted yesterday of worrying within the provide of heroin following a trial on the Excessive Court docket in Glasgow.
Ex-Royal Regiment of Scotland squaddie Cowan survived an Military helicopter accident in Catterick, Yorkshire, in 2007.
It ended his navy profession and he was left needing a number of operations.
Jurors heard how the 8kg high-purity drug haul might fetch in “extra” of £1million.
Cowan, of Paisley, and Craig, of Toryglen, Glasgow, had denied figuring out in regards to the unlawful consignment.
Cowan claimed he had been requested to drive to Liverpool to gather automotive components by Porsche-driving Craig, who runs a storage
in Airdrie.
He mentioned he met a person in Merseyside and left him for 10 or quarter-hour with the van.
On his return journey to Scotland, police swooped on Cowan on the M74 and located the medication within the van.
Craig insisted Cowan had requested for a mortgage of his works van and claimed to solely grow to be conscious of any problem when Cowan didn't return with the automobile.
The pair have been remanded in custody and will likely be sentenced subsequent month.
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