Moment drug dealer tells cops ‘good day at the office, lads' as he's caught with £1MILLION of cocaine after 120mph chase

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THIS is the moment a drug dealer jokes with cops after he is caught with more than £1 million of cocaine following a high speed chase.
The wisecracking dealer led officers on a 120mph car chase down the M5 before finally being arrested.
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David Sherratt has been jailed for more than 12 years
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He was found in possession of more than £1 million worth of cocaine
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David Sherratt, 48, sped off down the motorway in his Peugeot 3008 after cops tried to pull him over.
Footage of the dramatic scene shows cops chasing Sherratt down the busy three lane motorway as he flees ahead of them in a desperate attempt to avoid arrest.
After the dealer is flashed by the officers blue lights he pulls over onto the hard shoulder and accelerates hard.
Pursued by police cruisers and a helicopter Sherratt reaches speeds of 120mph in his bid to evade the law.
Video shows officers at the side of the motorway deploying spike strips across the road, known as stingers, and bursting two of fleeing Sherratt's tyres.
He continues to run with cops in hot pursuit before one of his tyres explodes and comes loose, rolling across the now empty motorway.
Sherratt pulls over after losing the tyre and is quickly dragged from the car by officers.
After they detain the fleeing drug dealer officers search the vehicle and discover a massive haul of cocaine in the boot of his car.
Several bricks of cocaine, wrapped in brown plastic and concealed in Sports Direct bags, are found.
Sherratt is quickly arrested for being in possession of more than £1 million worth of cocaine and surprisingly proceeds to joke with the coppers.
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As Sherratt and two officers stand by the dealers wrecked motor he can be heard saying: "Good day at the office isn't it for you? Good day at the office lads."
The shameless dealer is then frisked and bundled into the back of a police vehicle.
Each of the Sports Direct bags discovered by officers was carrying 18kg of cocaine, the total wholesale value of which was up to £1.3 million.
Sherratt told officers that their discovery amounted to "not a bad day" for them.
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The cocaine was discovered in the boot of his car after a 120mph chase
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Officers found the cocaine in Sports Direct bags
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Officers discovered 18kg of cocaine in David's car
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He was also seen smashing an object, later confirmed to be his phone, against the dashboard of his car in a bid to destroy evidence.
Officers from West Midlands Police were able to examine the phone and discovered the drug dealer had been involved in collecting a further 135kg of drugs, worth up to £5 million in total.
Sherratt delivered the drugs across the country and was paid £200 per kilo delivered.
The dealer was expecting to make £20,000 in just six weeks for his work.
At Birmingham Crown Court last Monday, July 7, Sherratt, was jailed for 12 years and nine months after admitting being concerned in the supply of cocaine, possessing the drug with into to supply, and dangerous driving.
The career lag has 12 convictions for 19 offences dating back to 1995.
He was jailed for six years in 2016 for conspiracy to supply class A drugs, and more than four years in 2020 for further drugs offences.
Det Ch Insp Peter Cooke, of the Regional Organised Crime Unit for the West Midlands, said: 'This is a major recovery of drugs that would have ultimately been sold on the streets of the UK and caused untold misery.
'Sherratt's attempt to get away from our officers was dangerous and put other road users at risk, but great work by the Road Crime Team meant the pursuit was brought to a safe conclusion.
'He played a significant role in the distribution of drugs around the country, but will now be spending years behind bars.'