A MAN has been jailed after trying to smuggle more than 4,000 MDMA tablets into the UK in cans of coffee powder.

Gary Millan, from Barrhead in East Renfrewshire, was sentenced to nine months in prison after the haul was seized at Coventry international postal hub last May.

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Border Force officers referred the case to the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland Organised Crime Partnership.
The goods from Belgium were heading to an address in Aurs Drive, Barrhead, and had an estimated street value of more than £40,000.

Officers raided the address and arrested the 28-year-old on suspicion of the importation and supply of class A drugs.

He pleaded guilty at Paisley Sheriff Court on May 2 and has now been sentenced at the same court.

Ian Thomas, NCA Scotland branch commander, said: “Cases like this demonstrate that this kind of criminality crosses international borders.

“Working with our partners at Border Force and Police Scotland we are determined to do all we can to disrupt the criminal networks involved in drug supply and distribution, and protect the people of Scotland.”

Another man, Kevin Dallas, was also behind bars yesterday after being found with almost £4 million of drugs.

The 45-year-old was caught after police were called to a disturbance at a flat in Clydebank.

It’s claimed £3.3 million of cocaine, £124,000 of cannabis as well more than £40,000 of heroin was being stored at the property.

Police also seized 800,000 Etizolam pills valued at £409,000.

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The hearing at the High Court in Glasgow was told officers were initially unable to trace Dallas but the he was later held after agreeing to appear at a local police station.

Dallas pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine, heroin, cannabis and etizolam.

Lord Mulholland remanded him in custody pending sentencing in August.