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Joiner caught with £1.4m cocaine haul has been jailed for four years

A joiner caught with £1.4m of cocaine has been jailed for four years.

Daniel Martin was locked up at the High Court in Aberdeen by judge Lord Mulholland.

He was held after a raid at his home in Blantyre last September.

An earlier hearing in Glasgow was told the 35 year-old had been a “custodian” for the huge haul.

Prosecutor Blair Speed said: “He told police that he knew why they were there and that what they were looking for was in the kitchen.”

Martin went on to point out a shopping bag in a cupboard.

A total of 14kg of cocaine was seized. Some of it was as high as 82 per cent pure.

Mr Speed said the drugs could potentially sell for £100 per gram.

Martin made no comment after being charged. His DNA also linked him to the crime.

The dad pled guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine last month.

It emerged he already had a high court conviction for assault in 2005.

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