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Jailed: Grandad was caught with £1.5m drugs haul
The Gazette
|December 18, 2025
A grandfather-of-four hung his head in his hands as he was jailed for over seven years after being caught transporting £1.5m worth of cocaine in Middlesbrough.
Paul Price
Paul Price was stopped by police officers in a white van on November 13.
On his arrest, he informed officers there were drugs in the rear of the van.
Footage released by Cleveland Police shows the moment he was arrested and officers uncover packages, with the help of a police dog, in the back of the van.
A rucksack which had five 1kg blocks of cocaine was located and a further search uncovered a further 10 wrapped blocks of cocaine.
On Tuesday, December 16, Teesside Crown Court heard how a total of 15kg of cocaine with a wholesale value of £270,000 was recovered.
This story is from the December 18, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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