Luther Richards who stashed £100,000 of class A drugs in a box of washing powder was jailed for four-and-a-half years yesterday .
Luther Richards, 38, was on his way to Aberdeen on the A90 to sell heroin and crack cocaine when he was stopped by police.They found the drugs stashed in bags of groceries in his BMW.
Richards was travelling from Wolverhampton with the drugs when he was caught last October 1.He claimed he was paid £2000 for running the drugs. He pleaded guilty to the charge earlier at the High Court in Edinburgh.Yesterday, at the High Court in Aberdeen, Lord Turnbull said: "Had it not been for your early plea you would have received six years."
Luther Richards, 38, was on his way to Aberdeen on the A90 to sell heroin and crack cocaine when he was stopped by police.They found the drugs stashed in bags of groceries in his BMW.
Richards was travelling from Wolverhampton with the drugs when he was caught last October 1.He claimed he was paid £2000 for running the drugs. He pleaded guilty to the charge earlier at the High Court in Edinburgh.Yesterday, at the High Court in Aberdeen, Lord Turnbull said: "Had it not been for your early plea you would have received six years."
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