Masked McDonald's robber back in court after cops find him with illicit cargo worth up to £500k
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA convicted armed robber stopped by police on the M6 was transporting a cargo of cocaine worth up to £500,000. Now Ashley Makin, from Bolton, faces a lengthy jail sentence.
Makin, 32, appeared at Carlisle Crown Court on Wednesday (August 24) morning via video link from custody. During a short hearing, he pleaded guilty to possessing class A controlled drug cocaine with intent to supply it to another.
His offence was committed on July 1 while he was driving a Vauxhall Insignia on the M6 northbound which was stopped by police near Shap, between Penrith and Kendal. READ MORE: The court heard around half a kilo of cocaine had been seized.
This, say the prosecution, could have had a wholesale value of between £180,000 and £200,000. If sold on the street, it could potentially have been worth up to £500,000.
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