A 24-year-old man originally from Glossop in Derbyshire has been caught attempting to deliver drugs to Dundee in a deal designed to help him tackle his debt problems.
Peter Hadley, 24, was arrested by police leaving a hotel in Perth with more than a kilo of heroin in his possession. He was caught after a tip-off informed police that Hadley was involved in supplying drugs and they spotted his car outside the Travelodge hotel whilst on another call. In addition to the drugs, which were believed to have a street value of £116,000, Hadley also had around £1,700 in cash on his person.
The High Court in Edinburgh heard how Hadley had serious debt problems, and it was this that motivated his crime. He had apparently borrowed money from an acquaintance in Liverpool, and the interest on the loan was mounting faster than he could cope with.
The crooked lender offered Hadley the chance to eradicate his debt problems by delivering packages, now known to contain heroin, to Dundee. Rather than seeking proper debt help for his problems, Hadley took this opportunity.
He had already travelled to the Scottish city on three previous occasions before he was caught, with the promise from the loan shark that his debt would be reduced by a few hundred pounds each time.
Krista Johnston, solicitor for the defence, made the case that Hadley had not previously been involved with the dealing or supplying of drugs, and argued that it was being threatened and even assaulted over his debt problems that had prompted him to do it.
Nonetheless, Hadley was sentenced to 40 months in prison for preparing to deliver the heroin.
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