Drug dealer who tried to smuggle £80k ecstasy in cat food into Scotland is jailed

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A man who tried to smuggle more than £80,000 of ecstasy into Scotland disguised as cat food has been jailed for four years.Toby Bishop was caught after packages sent to his home in Glenogil, Angus, from Germany were inspected by a UK Border Force officer.

Agents found a quantity of the Class A drug later estimated to have a street value of £84,430 if sold in £10 batches.The 21-year-old was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to two charges of being concerned in the supply of a controlled drug.The court heard how packages labelled Adult Brakes Cat Food were opened in July 2022 at the Coventry International postal hub.

Inside officials discovered a haul of around 8,400 ecstasy tablets.Following the find, officers from the National Crime Agency arrived at Bishop’s home where they found bags containing cannabis in a bedroom and several cannabis plants being grown inside a polytunnel in the garden.The court heard the potential value of the cannabis was approximately £11,250.

Bishop’s phone was later analysed and found to contain images of plants growing in the tunnel as well as price lists for controlled drugs.Moira Orr, who leads on homicide and major crime for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “This was an attempt to bring a significant quantity of illegal and harmful drugs to Scotland through a brazen deception.“This man is now serving a prison sentence following a multi-agency operation to investigate and prosecute the supply of controlled drugs.“We are targeting all people who threaten communities across Scotland, not only drug couriers but also those who direct their movements.