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Driver stopped on M6 transporting £800k of cocaine made 'biggest mistake of his life'

A NERVOUS motorist whose car was stopped by the police on the M6 near Shap was carrying a wallet stuffed with cash – and cocaine worth £800,000.

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A NERVOUS motorist whose car was stopped by the police on the M6 near Shap was carrying a wallet stuffed with cash – and cocaine worth £800,000.

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thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk broke the news in 20 hours ago on Friday, February 20, 2026.

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Mark McAvoy admitted transporting 11.46kg of cocaine and heroin for £1,000 due to unemployment and was sentenced to 44 months in prison, police said.