Desk tops full of hashish have been present in parcels linked to a convicted drug supplier.
A courtroom heard police seized 24kg of hashish value £100,000 after customs officers tipped them off in regards to the
suspect packages.
They have been being delivered by Parcelforce supply groups once they have been seized.
Drew Southall, 27, of Carfin, Lanarkshire, admitted caring within the provide of the drug in Might 2020.
Border Pressure officers instructed police packages destined for 4 addresses in Motherwell and Glasgow have been believed to comprise illicit substances.
Prosecutor Chloe O’Hara instructed Hamiton Sheriff Courtroom: “Two of the packages contained desk tops.
“These have been unscrewed and polythene baggage of hashish have been discovered inside.
"Officers discovered extra hashish at Southall’s house, together with a pocket book containing the monitoring numbers of the parcels despatched to the opposite addresses.”
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Southall and twin brother Adam have been jailed in 2017 over the availability of hashish value £55,000.
Drew Southall has additionally served a jail sentence for unlawful possession of a taser gun.
Lawyer Paul Sweeney instructed the courtroom after his newest conviction: “It’s time he grew up.”
Sheriff John Speir deferred sentence for a social work report and a tagging evaluation.
He remanded Southall in custody and warned him to anticipate one other jail stretch.
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