Police find cocaine worth thousands of pounds during search of 'nervous' man
dailyrecord.co.ukPolice found cocaine worth thousands of pounds when they searched a "nervous and agitated" dad-of-three in Hamilton.Paul Coulter claimed at first that the stash was only for himself but later admitted he was supplying the Class A drug to friends.Coulter, 49, of Main Street, Wishaw, narrowly avoided jail at Hamilton Sheriff Court this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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