Blackpool man jailed after driving with £80000 worth of drugs in car
He was caught with packages of amphetamine
Last updated 27th Jun 2025
A man from Blackpool has been jailed for three years and nine months after £80000-worth of drugs were found in the boot of a car.
Christopher O'Neill, who's 57-years-old, was caught driving down the M6 with packages of amphetamine inside the car.
He pleaded guilty at Preston Crown Court to possession of a Class B controlled drug with intent to supply.
A Lancashire police spokesperson said: "On 19th March, we requested that a BMW 320 being driven by Christopher O’Neill leave the motorway at Broughton.
"When it stopped on Garstang Road, the car was searched, and a bag was found in the boot.
"The bag contained four vacuum sealed packages of amphetamine, each package weighing around 2kg.
"The estimated street-value of the amphetamine was £80,000.
"O’Neill was arrested, subsequently charged and remanded into custody following enquiries by Preston CID."
Inspector Paul Gaynor of the Road Crime team, said: “A significant amount of amphetamine was found in Christopher O’Neill’s car and those drugs have been taken off the streets.
“We take very seriously any attempts to use the motorway and roads network in Lancashire to transport drugs and welcome the prison sentence passed by the judge in this case.”