“He refused to answer any questions about how the cocaine became concealed in him.”ĭefence agent Isla Sinclair asked if reports could be called for and defence mitigation reserved until then “given the nature of the offences.” “Ugwu denied having any addictions and that he had one Canadian sim card and one French sim card. Mr Sheeran added: “The accused was interviewed and he stated he was employed in Canada and stated that his girlfriend was seven months pregnant and that all debts were owed to banks. It was told to Court that on June 13, officers of the National Crime Agency arrested Ugwu, 44, and at the charge bar they seized, $500 US Dollars, $145 Canadian Dollars, €527 Euros, 45 Francs and £275 Sterling.
Around 8.45pm, the accused passed a further 20 packages of cocaine.” “And he stated he had swallowed 80 capsules. Around 3pm on June 7, the accused asked to use the toilet and passed 27 packages of white powder, now known to be cocaine. “Due to a lack of explanation, he was detained.
“The accused confirmed he was aware it is illegal to import drugs into the United Kingdom. “Inspection of Ugwu’s passport showed that his travel history was different and that he had travelled on May 21, to Paris, and that he travelled to Guyana, a South American Country on May 25 and returned to Paris on June 5. Mr Sheeran explained: “Around 6.30pm the accused arrived at Glasgow Airport from Paris Orly and was questioned by UK Border Force officers and he stated he had been in France on holiday. Prosecutor Edwin Sheeran told Paisley Sheriff Court that the drugs weighed 1.2kg and had an approximate value of £28,000. A Canadian man is facing jail after being caught smuggling £28,000 worth of cocaine into Glasgow Airport.Įmeka Ugwu swallowed 80 capsules full of cocaine before getting on a flight that landed at the Paisley travel hub on June 6 in a bid to get the drugs into the country.īut Borer Force officials spotted discrepancies in Ugwu’s travel history and, when he was detained, he started to pass dozens of packages of white powder.ĭon't miss the latest headlines from around Renfrewshire.
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