Lanarkshire man behind bars after sending cocaine through the post to prisoner

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A man is behind bars after sending a prisoner a haul of cocaine through the post.John Stewart mailed the package to an inmate at Glenochil Jail in Alloa in May 2020.

He sent the box via "special delivery" at a post office branch in Rutherglen. The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Officer found two taped packages inside.The court heard a sample of the cocaine was at least 76 per cent pure.The drugs had a potential value of up to £240,800.Allan McLeod, defending, today said: "He advises me he was asked to post the package.