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NDTV
21-06-2025
- NDTV
UK Police Seize Rs 46 Crore Cocaine Hidden In Car During Routine Traffic Stop
A drug dealer has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after police discovered nearly 4 million pounds (approximately Rs 46 Crore) worth of cocaine in his vehicle during a traffic stop, according to The Metro. Conrad Byrd, 50, was apprehended on March 14 on Kenilworth Road in Solihull, West Midlands. Upon searching his car, officers found over 25 kilos of Class-A drugs, packaged with "King Pro" branding, with an estimated street value of 3.8 million pounds (approximately Rs 44 Crore). According to West Midlands Police, as a result of the drugs being found, further searches were carried out at his home address in Sidcup, Bexley, where further kilos of drugs were found along with cash. According to The Metro, Conrad Byrd pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply Class A drugs over a three month period and was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for 13.5 years. In April, two members of a gang were ordered to pay back more than 300,000 Pounds each after smuggling Class A drugs inside a shipment of raspberry sorbet. William Morritt, 69, and John Madden, 51, moved 39kg of cocaine and 18kg of heroin from Belgium to England in 2017. Police discovered the haul amongst 26 pallets of frozen raspberry yoghurt sorbet at a frozen food warehouse in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire. It was later revealed the pair made over 4.7 million pounds from the operation. The seizure was the biggest of its kind in Nottinghamshire for many years, said police. After an investigation, a number of suspects were charged in connection with the smuggling operation. Five people went on to be convicted of offences, including Madden and Morritt.
Metro
20-06-2025
- Metro
Drug dealer jailed after police found £3,800,000 of cocaine during traffic stop
A drug dealer who was found with almost £4,000,000 of cocaine in his car after being pulled over by police has been jailed for 13 years. Officers discovered the haul of Class-A drugs wrapped with 'King Pro' packaging during a traffic stop in Solihull, West Midlands. Driver Conrad Byrd, 50, was arrested at the scene after being pulled over on Kenilworth Road on March 14. Following searches of his vehicle, officers found over 25 kilos of cocaine, with a street value of approximately £3,800,000. Further searches were carried out at his home address in Sidcup, Bexley, South East London, where further kilos of drugs were found along with cash. Detectives found Byrd had conducted many trips between the West Midlands and London to transfer drugs for a gang. He pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply Class A drugs over a three month period and was jailed at Birmingham Crown Court for 13.5 years. In April, two members of a gang were ordered to pay back more than £300,000 each after smuggling Class A drugs inside a shipment of raspberry sorbet. William Morritt, 69, and John Madden, 51, moved 39kg of cocaine and 18kg of heroin from Belgium to England in 2017. Police discovered the haul amongst 26 pallets of frozen raspberry yoghurt sorbet at a frozen food warehouse in Bilsthorpe, Nottinghamshire. It was later revealed the pair made over £4.7 million from the operation. The seizure was the biggest of its kind in Nottinghamshire for many years, said police. After an investigation, a number of suspects were charged in connection with the smuggling operation. Five people went on to be convicted of offences, including Madden and Morritt. More Trending In 2023, Madden, of Kirkby, Knowsley, Merseyside, was jailed for 21 years after admitting conspiring to fraudulently evade a prohibition on the importation of a Class A drug. Morritt, from Ashbourne, Derbyshire, the gang's haulier, was jailed for 18 years after being found guilty of the same charge. Earlier this month, on April 2, Morritt received a confiscation order demanding repayment of £367,301.91 at Leicester Crown Court. The Proceeds of Crime hearing was told he had benefitted by £2,384,655.93 from his illegal actions. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Toddler dies in hot car after 'dad left him to get haircut and drink at bar for three hours' MORE: Mum attacked police believing they were impostors who'd come to kill her MORE: Teen who murdered 12-year-old schoolgirl Ava White named for first time
