Man jailed after police find almost £100k worth of cocaine in Staffordshire
The force stopped Mark Welstead between J12 and J13 on the M6
A man has been jailed after police in Staffordshire caught him with almost £100,000 worth of drugs.
The force stopped Mark Welstead when he was spotted driving southbound on the M6 between junction 12 and junction 13 on 28 September last year.
When officers searched inside his car, they found three brick sized packages of cocaine in the footwell. Each of them was estimated to be worth between £26,000 and £32,000, valued together up to £96,000.
The 44 year old was sentenced to 3 years-and 9 months behind bars.
Chief Inspector Scott McGrath, from RCT, said: “This incident goes to show the benefit of being proactive in our pursuit of offenders on our roads and what can be found, even in the most routine of traffic stops.
“We’re dedicated to stopping those using our road networks to commit crime. Whether this is putting others at risk through dangerous driving, or using our roads as a way of committing crime and transporting illegal drugs from place to place – we want these people to know that we’re out there and will find you.
“I’m really pleased with our team’s efforts to keep people safe in Staffordshire and I can assure local communities that we’re pulling out all the stops to make sure criminals who use our road networks are targeted.”