A man was caught with almost £50,000 of cocaine after his shiny bag caught the attention of police officers.
Andrew Fraser was spotted pulling up beside another vehicle and then trying to hide the eye-catching toilet bag as he approached the car.
When he returned to the vehicle, parked in Eastfield Way car park in Inverness, officers moved in and made the high-value bust.
Inverness Sheriff Court was told that the cocaine weighed 246.72 grams and had a street value of £49,300.
Fiscal depute Robert Weir said Fraser’s car was searched and two pink bags of white powder were found in the footwell.
‘I accept you had a lesser role’
“One bag was mixed with paracetamol but the cocaine purity was 42%,” he added.
Fraser, 30, of Millcroft Road, Cumbernauld, appeared before Sheriff Eilidh Macdonald and admitted being concerned in the supply of the Class A drug on June 11 2019.
Sentence had been deferred for a background report on Fraser whose lawyer, Lindsay Gaughan said: “He had an addiction problem and a large amount of debt at the time.”
But Sheriff Macdonald said that due to the large amount of drugs found, there was no alternative to a custodial sentence.
She jailed Fraser for 18 months but added: “I accept you had a lesser role and I will restrict the sentence accordingly.”