A Canadian man is dealing with jail after being caught smuggling £28,000 price of cocaine into Glasgow Airport.
Emeka Ugwu swallowed 80 capsules filled with cocaine earlier than getting on a flight that landed on the Paisley journey hub on June 6 in a bid to get the medicine into the nation.
However Borer Pressure officers noticed discrepancies in Ugwu’s journey historical past and, when he was detained, he began to move dozens of packages of white powder.
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Prosecutor Edwin Sheeran instructed Paisley Sheriff Court docket that the medicine weighed 1.2kg and had an approximate worth of £28,000.
Mr Sheeran defined: “Round 6.30pm the accused arrived at Glasgow Airport from Paris Orly and was questioned by UK Border Pressure officers and he said he had been in France on vacation.
“Inspection of Ugwu’s passport confirmed that his journey historical past was totally different and that he had travelled on Could 21, to Paris, and that he travelled to Guyana, a South American Nation on Could 25 and returned to Paris on June 5.
“The accused confirmed he was conscious it's unlawful to import medicine into the UK.
“As a consequence of an absence of rationalization, he was detained. Round 3pm on June 7, the accused requested to make use of the bathroom and handed 27 packages of white powder, now identified to be cocaine.
“And he said he had swallowed 80 capsules. Round 8.45pm, the accused handed an additional 20 packages of cocaine.”
The courtroom heard that Police Scotland’s Organised Crime partnership was knowledgeable and on June 7 the Lord Advocate granted authority for officers of the Nationwide Crime Company to develop into concerned. Officers went to the airport and seized the drug packages and Ugwu’s cell phone.
Mr Sheeran continued: “On June 8, the accused handed an additional 13 packages.
“Over the course of June 9, Ugwu continued to move capsules of cocaine and as a consequence of considerations for his well being, he was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
“The accused refused an X-Ray however handed an additional three packages.”
It was instructed to Court docket that on June 13, officers of the Nationwide Crime Company arrested Ugwu, 44, and on the cost bar they seized, $500 US Dollars, $145 Canadian Dollars, €527 Euros, 45 Francs and £275 Sterling.
Mr Sheeran added: “The accused was interviewed and he said he was employed in Canada and said that his girlfriend was seven months pregnant and that each one money owed have been owed to banks.
“Ugwu denied having any addictions and that he had one Canadian sim card and one French sim card.
“He refused to reply any questions on how the cocaine grew to become hid in him.”
Defence agent Isla Sinclair requested if studies may very well be known as for and defence mitigation reserved till then “given the character of the offences.”
Sheriff Brian Mohan stated: “I don’t know your background, you’ve been in custody because you have been arrested and it's doubtless this offence will benefit a jail sentence.”
Sentence was deferred for the preparation of a felony justice social work report and Ugwu was remanded in custody meantime.
He'll return to courtroom on August 26 for sentencing.
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