AN OAP tried to smuggle £640,000 of cocaine into the UK by stashing it in his mobility scooter.
Canadian Ronald Lord, 71, said he had been on holiday in and was here for sightseeing when stopped at .
The Class A drugs were found behind the seat back panel
Ronald Lord, 71, tried to smuggle £640,000 of cocaine into the UK by stashing it in his mobility scooter
officers put his scooter through an X-ray machine and found 8kg of the hidden within the back-panel of his seat.
He denied knowing how the coke got there, but a screw from the panel was discovered in his pocket in the February search.
Lord admitted at Croydon crown and was jailed for six years.
Richard Wickham, from the , said: “Organised crime groups need smugglers like Lord to bring class A drugs into the UK.
“They are sold for huge profit by gangs who deal in violence and exploitation.
“He obviously thought that because he was a pensioner he would be less of a target for law enforcement.
“He was wrong.
“I hope this case sends out a message to anyone who would consider doing the same.”
The panel screw was found in Lord’s pocket
Lord was jailed for six years 
