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Grass among the glass
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A CONTROVERSIAL Scottish operator, previously banned by the Scottish TC, accused by VOSA of breaking cabotage laws and lambasted by angry creditors, has now fallen foul of Customs after almost a tonne of cannabis was found on his truck.
George Brady, who ran Kilsyth Transport Services (KTS) until it was placed into liquidation (CM 4 November 2004) was disembarking from the Pride of Bilbao at Portsmouth docks when Customs officers swooped on his truck. A scanner showed an anomaly among his pallets of glass and a search revealed the drugs. Brady and another man were arrested and bailed until 31 May pending further enquiries. A Customs spokesman confirms both men are from the Glasgow area.
Brady's solicitor Kevin Moore says both men deny any knowledge of the illicit load: "This is a matter subject to police and Customs investigation.The company would like to make clear they will continue to co-operate fully with the relevant authorities in an effort to ascertain how this situation arose." George Brady angered the creditors of KTS further when he changed the name of another transport company of which he was director, Kilsyth European Transport Services, to Brady Transport, then contacted them for further work.
One of the creditors, Brian Mckinstray, says he is considering complaining about this situation to the Department for Trade and Industry.
KTS lost its 0-Licence in June 2001 following a hearing in front of ScottishTC Michael Betts.