Driver jailed for 12 years after £1m cocaine haul discovered following 120mph car chase on M5 in West Midlands
WEST MIDLANDS, ENGLAND, JUL 14 – David Sherratt admitted drug supply and dangerous driving offenses after a 120mph police chase ending in a £1.3 million cocaine seizure, resulting in a 12-year jail term.
- A driver named David Sherratt was jailed for 12 years and nine months after being found with 36 kilograms of cocaine following a 120mph police chase.
- The cocaine had an estimated wholesale value of up to £1.3 million, discovered in two bags in Sherratt's car.
- Sherratt was also found to have been involved in the collection of an additional 135 kilograms of drugs, as revealed by recovered messages.
- Detective Chief Inspector Peter Cooke stated that the drug recovery would have caused significant harm on UK streets.
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