Drug lord caught on M6 with new passport and £10k 'as he tried to flee abroad'

Drug trader Peter Rogers' transgression endeavor was crumbling arsenic helium fled successful a Nissan Qashqai to Scotland. Officers judge helium was trying to flea overseas with his caller passport

A drug trader who was caught moments earlier helium fled the state with a caller passport and £10,000 successful currency has been jailed.

Peter Rogers' transgression endeavor was crumbling erstwhile helium was caught driving his Nissan Qashqai connected the M6 arsenic helium tried to get to Ayre successful Scotland. The 37 twelvemonth aged was sentenced to six years and 3 months arsenic details of his crimes were revealed to the court. The sentencing justice was told Rogers utilized a bin successful Norton arsenic a retention installation for drugs arsenic good arsenic different 'rural' locations astir his location metropolis of Stoke connected Trent.

He besides stashed drugs successful a stolen conveyance connected cloned plates and his ain vehicle, which helium kept parked distant from his home. Police carried retired surveillance and erstwhile officers had gathered capable evidence, they swooped connected the bin connected October 25 past twelvemonth and 15 to 20 drawback bags containing amphetamine were recovered.

Traffic officers from Cheshire targetted Rogers who had fled to a caravan successful Wales, earlier they stopped him connected the motorway, heading to Scotland, Stoke connected Trent Live reports. A quantity of cocaine and amphetamines was besides recovered from different locations. Rogers, of nary fixed address, was charged and aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to possession of a people A cause with intent to proviso and possession of a people B cause with intent to supply. A unit spokesperson said: "Officers judge helium would person fled overseas if helium had not been detained."

Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard Rogers had antecedently been jailed for 18 months successful 2010 for possession with intent to proviso heroin and helium received an eight-and-a-half twelvemonth jailhouse condemnation successful 2019 for 2 charges of possession of a people A cause with intent to proviso and 1 complaint of possession of a people B cause with intent to supply. A Proceeds of Crime proceeding is owed to instrumentality spot successful April this year.

Speaking aft the case, Chief Superintendent, Nicki Addison, said: “I americium pleased Rogers admitted his guilt and has been handed a custodial condemnation for his offending which had a important interaction connected the proviso of drugs crossed the county. We proceed to bash each we tin to tackle those causing harm successful our communities including disrupting transgression gangs and seizing their unlawful property.”