Scots takeaway owner snared in £500k cocaine bust claimed he was 'framed' by his brother

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A takeaway restaurant owner who claimed he was "framed" by his accountant brother following a £500,000 cocaine bust has been jailed for six years.Nadeem Ahmed was snared having collected bags which he believed may have been designer clothes and trainers.

But, they instead held 12kg of the class A drug which were found in the boot of his car when he was stopped in Glasgow's Knightswood on June 17 2022.

The 41 year-old denied being involved in crime and pinned the blame on a "jealous" younger brother who he claimed has since gone AWOL.But, jurors convicted Ahmed of being concerned in the supply of cocaine.He was today sentenced by Judge Bruce Errock KC at the High Court in Glasgow for his role in a "significant" drug operation.Ahmed told jurors how his younger brother lost his chartered accountancy job during the Covid pandemic.He said he then helped his sibling by taking him on at his busy takeaway in the city's Yoker.But, Ahmed described how his brother was unreliable and would often come in late.Despite this, Ahmed said the pair discussed opening a restaurant in Dubai.They flew out there before returning separately.After arriving home, the brother apparently said he was going back to the United Arab Emirates claiming he had "no-one" in Scotland having recently got divorced.Ahmed claimed that was the last time he seen him.But, he said he got a call days later from his sibling.Ahmed told jurors: "He was like: 'Look, a friend is going to come and see you.

They have my belongings. Just take it'."Ahmed said he was not interested, but that his brother "would not leave him alone" and claimed there would be "consequences" if he did not collect the bags.He told jurors he eventually agreed before later putting them in the boot