Dundee high speed chase lands cocaine dealer in jail
Dylan Nicol tried to outrun police earlier this year
A Dundee drugs trafficker has been jailed for five years after police found cocaine worth almost £2.5m in his car following a high-speed night-time chase.
Dylan Nicol drove at speeds of up to 120mph to evade arrest during the pursuit along the A90 and Kingsway West in February this year.
After he was detained, specialist drugs officers found 13 packages of cocaine in the boot of his Volkswagen Golf
24-year-old Nicol was sentenced at the High Court in Inverness after pleading guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and a charge of dangerous driving.
Confiscation action under Proceeds of Crime legislation will also attempt to recover monies illegally obtained.
Moira Orr, who leads on major crime for the Crown and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said: “This was a highly successful prosecution which has removed a large quantity of drugs from our streets and caused significant disruption to the local supply chain.
“Dylan Nicol will now spend time in prison paying for his crimes thanks to an extensive police operation, working with COPFS, to investigate and disrupt a network of drug supply.
“Drug trafficking wrecks lives and blights communities where drugs take hold.
“The Crown will continue working with the police and other agencies as a member of Scotland’s Serious and Organised Crime Taskforce to ensure that these crimes are detected and those responsible prosecuted using all measures at our disposal.”