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Published Date: 11 June 2009
A COCAINE courier jailed for nearly four years after being caught with £80,000 of the drug is set to face a court battle to keep his assets.
Robert Waterson, 46, of Polton Drive, Lasswade, was jailed in January after being arrested by police carrying out an undercover surveillance operation.

Now prosecutors are seeking to seize his assets – and those of fellow courier Craig Emmerson, 25, from Port Glasgow – under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Almost a kilo of cocaine was found in Waterson's girlfriend's home.



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  • Last Updated: 11 June 2009 9:38 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Drugs policy
 
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Dragonhead,

Dalian,China 11/06/2009 12:50:36
Had it been here.After the court case and a guilty verdict.It is likely they would be doing around 12years reform through labour. (What we used to call Hard Labour)They could have received a massive fine as well and all family assets would probably have been siezed as well.
This should happen as a matter of procedure from the beginning.It would hit them where it hurts and the lawyer gravy train would be curtailed at the same time.
With the amount of Cocaine they had, they may have even received a death sentence.
In Laos,Thailand,Singapore etc, they would have received a death sentence.
When are folk going to accept that they are as much murderers as serial killers are and should be dealt with accordingly.

 

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