Stuart George worked as a driver for the organised crime mob.
Stuart George played a vital role in the crime which started during the first covid lockdown in 2020. READ MORE: Victims of East Kilbride triple rapist speak out over 'vile' abuse after conviction He had been previously been jailed in 2010 after a £1.5m amphetamine haul was discovered in his flat when his boiler went on fire.He will be sentenced next month.
The High Court in Glasgow heard how George and other mob members communicated via encrypted Encrochat messages to try and hide what was happening.Mr McVicar added: "These messages were identified as part of a much larger inquiry involving police forces in France and the Netherlands." The court heard George was being directed for the "collection and distribution" of cocaine and dirty money.Mr McVicar said the texts revealed George was involved in transporting 31kg of cocaine, which had a wholesale value of £1.2m.
It is believed, however, the potential sum would be far greater if split and adulterated into smaller amounts for sale.Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.
The court heard a "chemical process" was taking place there with adulterant to bulk out drugs being removed to make a "purer form" of cocaine to sell.
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