A man who illegally entered the UK in the back of a lorry was caught with £240,000 of cocaine just over a month later.

Eduard Duli was held last November after police stopped a hired Mercedes on the A74 motorway in Dumfries-shire.

The 26-year-old, who is from Albania, pretended he was from Italy before officers found a stash of high-purity drugs hidden in the car.

Duli is now behind bars after he pleaded guilty to being concerned in the supply of cocaine and attempting to pervert the course of justice.

He will be sentenced later this month and also faces a further hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act.

Duli arrived in the UK after hiding in the back of a lorry travelling from Calais. He was later a passenger in the Mercedes car which was stopped for a routine check on the northbound A74 on November 20 last year.

He said he was an Italian named Domenico Vinci and handed over fake documents. It was claimed they were travelling to stay in Glasgow but police could not spot any luggage.

Officers checked the vehicle and cocaine with a purity of up to 73% was discovered. Some of the stash had been hidden in a bag near the car's battery.

Stacks of £20 notes totalling around £2000 were also found. The High Court in Glasgow heard the drugs had a potential value of £240,000.

Duli went on to reveal his proper identity and claimed: "I'll take responsibility. I'll do the time."

Judge Lady Scott deferred sentencing for reports until later this month.