A joiner was caught with more than £450,000 of cocaine after picking up the haul while on a trip to see his ill mother.Police swooped in on Gary O'Connell, 23, as he returned keys to a van containing the drugs on April 18, 2020 in Gartcosh.The nine kilos of cocaine were recovered from a secret compartment in the rear of the vehicle only accessible by using a magnet.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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