Man, 60, jailed after police pull over his car on M6 and find incriminating sack inside

A 60-year-old man stopped in a Mazda on the M6 in Cheshire with cocaine worth more than £50,000 has been jailed.

Gary Boone - from Somerset - admitted two drugs offences and has now been locked up by a judge for four years. Police stopped the car near Knutsford and, during a search, found a sack containing a large amount of white powder.

Officers also recovered a small cellophane wrap containing cannabis and a sandwich bag with more white powder inside it, together with a mobile phone and cash.

A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said after Boone was sentenced: "The substances seized during the search were later examined by forensic officers and confirmed to be 500g of cocaine, with an estimated street value of up to £50,000. The substance found in the sandwich bag was also confirmed as cocaine, with an estimated street value of up to £1,350.

Boone, of West Street, Bridgewater, Somerset, appeared at Chester Crown Court for a sentencing hearing. He previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and possession of class B drugs.

The force added: "The court heard that at around 9.30am on Tuesday 4 July, officers from Merseyside Police reported that they believed a car being driven by Boone, a Grey Mazda CX-5, may be transporting a quantity of drugs.

"Later, at around 11.30am, the same vehicle was sighted by Cheshire Roads and Crime officers on the M6 motorway travelling southbound near Knutsford. Boone was subsequently arrested."

A spokesperson said: "It's clear the drugs discovered during this traffic stop were destined for onward supply but thanks to our officer's quick intervention, we have successfully taken a large amount of drugs off the street.

"Boone's sentencing shows that we take drugs offences very seriously and I hope this sends a stark warning to others. No matter who you are, or where you are from, if you're planning to transport illegal drugs in Cheshire you will be caught and you will be brought to justice."

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