Muir of Ord duo jailed for 18 months after admitting concealing up to £10K worth of cocaine internally, Highland court told

Two people have been jailed for 18 months each after they were stopped by police in a car on the A9 outside Inverness, leading to the discovery of cocaine worth up to £10,500.

But although officers only found a trace of the Class A narcotic in the Skoda at Daviot on July 22, 2021, the vehicle's occupants later admitted they had concealed more of the drug internally.

Inverness Sheriff Court was told that 63-year-old Carol Knox of Drovers Court and 55-year-old Calum Findlay of Broomhill Road, both Muir of Ord were taken to Burnett Road Police Station in Inverness where they made their confessions.

Fiscal depute Susan Love told Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald that Findlay told officers he had secreted a bag containing 31.66 grams in his bottom. The practice is commonly known as "banking".

When he couldn't remove it, he had to be taken to hospital, Ms Love said.

Findlay admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs.

Ms Love added: "He told officers he only did it because he was addicted to heroin."

Knox also told police she too had hidden a bag of cocaine internally. It contained 32,67 grams of cocaine. Another bag containing 42.2 grams was found in her trouser leg.

Ms Love said the total maximum value was £10,500.

Knox also admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs.