Canadian man jailed after smuggling £28k of cocaine into Glasgow Airport after swallowing 80 capsules

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A Canadian drug mule who smuggled £28k worth of cocaine into Glasgow Airport after swallowing 80 capsules has been jailed for over two years.Emeka Ugwu swallowed 80 capsules full of cocaine before getting on a flight that landed at the Paisley travel hub on June 6 in a bid to get the drugs into the country.But Borer Force officials spotted discrepancies in Ugwu’s travel history and, when he was detained, he started to pass dozens of packages of white powder. Don't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.

Sign up to our newsletters here. On Friday, Paisley Sheriff Court heard that Ugwu, 44, claimed he was forced to traffic the drugs through “fear for his and his families life.”Defence agent Isla Sinclair told the court Ugwu had taken a “solo-trip” leaving his pregnant partner at home.Ms Sinclair explained: “He went on holiday from Canada to Paris.“But here he decided to visit Guyana, as he had a friend in Canada who had told him about the culture and how beautiful the country is.“When he returned to Paris, he met three individuals and he got close to them.“They threatened him with his life and the life of his family and he was very scared.“He was terrified for his life and felt like he had no option than to do what they said.”Ms Sinclair told the court Ugwu didn’t receive any money and he wasn’t aware of what the substances were and at the time he had “never heard of Glasgow.”Sentencing, Sheriff Brian Mohan said: “The circumstances were that you were at considerable personal risk by ingesting these packages which