Jailed: Teenager who arranged to import Class A drugs cutting agents into UK

Jailed: Cornai Scott was jailed for five years and four months at Croydon Crown Court
Met Police
Jamie Bullen2 February 2016
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A south London teenager who arranged for 50kg of drugs cutting agents to be imported into the UK has been jailed.

Cornai Scott, 18, of Evelyn Street, Deptford, was sentenced to five years and four months at Croydon Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to two counts of assisting in the commission of the supply of Class A drugs.

He also admitted to possession of Class A and B drugs, possession of a bladed article and offences under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Scotland Yard said Scott arranged 50kg of the cutting agents, benzocaine and phenacetin, to be imported into the UK which could have contributed to producing drugs with a street value of £1.6 million.

He was arrested and charged for offences dating back to July 2014.

On July 31, 28.2kg of benzocaine was intercepted by UK border officials addressed to a house in Lewisham Hill, where Scott’s relatives lived.

In May last year he was stopped by police in Hampshire and was found to be in possession of 37.9 grams of phenacetin.

He was also in possession of scales containing traces of cocaine, MDMA and benzocaine as well as cannabis, a knife, £3,000 cash and a handwritten list of chemicals.

In July, Croydon Crime Squad and the National Crime Agency began an investigation into the importation and distribution of cutting agents.

Last September, Scott was arrested at home. A search carried out recovered found handwritten pages about drug research and bank statements showing payments to a Chinese company involved in the shipment of cutting agents

In November, border officials detained a shipment addressed to Scott at Coventry International Airport. The package was labelled as ‘Health Products’ but was identified as 24kg of benzocaine after a test.

Detective Constable Billy Clough of Croydon Crime Squad said; "As a result of a thorough and detailed investigation over a six month period conducted by officers from Croydon Crime squad working in conjunction with National Crime Agency and UKBA partners, Scott's involvement in the supply of drugs and agents to adulterate them was revealed.

"This resulted in the seizure of cutting agents that had no other purpose than to illicitly cut class 'A' drugs and would have been sufficient to result in the supply of over £1million of class 'A' drugs.

"The sentence of over five years given to Scott should act as a deterrent to others who become involved in these criminal activities, and shows the Metropolitan Police Service will pursue, charge and convict all those involved in such illegal activities."

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