Drug trafficker who went on the run from Aberdeen for 10 years jailed

Published 10th Nov 2015

A drug trafficker who went on the run from Aberdeen for over a decade has been jailed today.

Scott Coleman was arrested by detectives in the Granite City in 2003 - after acting as a courier for more than £200,000 worth of heroin.

He was freed on bail by a Sheriff, and then went on the run, avoiding court proceedings.

He was detained in Amsterdam earlier this year after a European Arrest Warrant was issued. He was then extradited from the Netherlands to face justice.

A judge today jailed him for five years.

Coleman is also wanted by Spanish authorities after he was sentenced in his absence to more than six years in prison for a drugs offence there.