A 35-year-old man named Kristopher Purvis thought he was being slick by dressing up as a tourist returning home from Mexico, landing at Edinburgh Airport. He and a companion only had a black suitcase and a plastic bag filled with novelty sombreros. Everything seemed to be going smoothly for Purvis till they went through the nothing-to-declare section at Customs & Border Protection, the National Crime Agency reported.
As Purvis was passing through, he was stopped by Border Force officers. He told them all he had on him were these sombreros. The officers didn’t believe it and continued their investigation with Purvis. While searching the suitcase, 48 kilos of cocaine were discovered. That’s £5.64 million at street value.
On March 4th, Purvis appeared at the Edinburgh High Court and pleaded guilty to importing Class A drugs. He was sentenced on April 16th at the same court to 10 years in prison.
Detective Chief Inspector Laura Sands, Police Scotland, said: “This conviction and sentencing serves as yet another example of our ongoing commitment to target the supply and distribution of controlled drugs across Scotland, which remains an absolute priority for the Organised Crime Partnership and its partners.
“This intervention and subsequent detection disrupted an attempt to bring a significant volume of class A controlled drugs into the country.”
“I would like to take this opportunity to remind the public that information from our local communities is an essential part of our investigations, as we work to disrupt the drugs trade and work with our partners to bring those responsible to justice.”
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