Train station drug courier jailed

Watterson was caught by police as he left Lockerbie station

A drugs courier caught at a railway station with enough heroin for 630 so-called tenner bags has been jailed for five years and seven months.

Graham Watterson, 51, a prisoner in Dumfries, was stopped by police at Lockerbie station on 21 May this year.

The High Court in Glasgow heard that he was found with three knotted sandwich bags containing the drugs.

Watterson admitted the offence and was jailed by Lord Malcolm who said he had a "dreadful record".

The court heard that police, acting on information, stopped Watterson and a woman as they left the station at about 2250 BST.

Kathleen Harper, prosecuting, said: "Both were cautioned and the accused stated: 'She has nothing to do with this, it's in my jacket pocket.'

"When the accused was searched at Lockerbie police station three knotted sandwich bags containing heroin were recovered from within the right zip pocket of his jacket."

Watterson also had £650 in cash and a mobile phone.

Previous convictions

The court heard that, in the opinion of drugs squad experts, the amount of heroin seized had a maximum street value of £6,300.

It was also told that Watterson had eight convictions under the Misuse of Drugs Act - including five for supply.

In December 2000 at the High Court in Kilmarnock he was jailed for five years for being concerned in the supply of heroin.

In April 2004 at the High Court in Edinburgh he was jailed for four years and six months for the same offence.

Solicitor advocate Bill McVicar said that Watterson was not long out of prison and had been trying to keep out of trouble.

However, Lord Malcolm sentenced Watterson to another jail term.

He said: "This is a very serious offence and you have a dreadful record."