A man who was travelling on the motorway near Warrington with over £168,000 worth of cocaine hidden in his car has been jailed.
Nathan O’Hare appeared at Chester Crown Court on Wednesday 16 April where he was sentenced to nine years and seven months.
The 32-year-old of Littler Road, Haydock, had previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs following an earlier hearing.
At around 1.50pm on Thursday 30 May 2024, officers on patrol stopped a Jaguar F-Pace travelling on the M6 northbound between junction 18 and junction 19.
Officers stopped the car and seized 12 blocks of an unknown substance, believed to be a quantity of class A drugs, that had been concealed in a AdBlue bottle.
Following examination, officers confirmed that 12kg of cocaine had been found hidden in the bottle, with an estimated value between £168,000 and £432,000.
O’Hare was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A drugs and subsequently charged with the offence.
Following the sentencing, Detective Constable Jas Kaur said: “I welcome the custodial sentence handed to O’Hare. Not only is he now facing the consequences of his criminal activities, but we have stopped a quantity of illegal drugs getting onto the streets of Cheshire.
“I hope this serves as a warning to those who think they can travel to our county to commit crime and peddle illegal drugs. You will be caught, and you will be prosecuted.”
