Adobe StockA father and son have been jailed for trying to smuggle cannabis through Glasgow Airport.
Stephen Harding, 67, and his son Bradley, 37, were stopped by Border Force officers after arriving on a British Airways flight from Heathrow in November 2024.
They were returning from a trip to Bangkok and were detained after an X-ray scan of their four suitcases appeared to reveal organic material inside.
Once the cases were open, officers uncovered 92 vacuum-packed parcels containing cannabis, with a street value of £903,440.
The High Court in Glasgow heard that the pair’s scheme was spoken about in text messages referencing the suitcases and a “nice payment”.
Bradley Harding, of Tamworth, Staffordshire, was sentenced to three years and two months in prison, while his father, Stephen Harding, also of Tamworth, will spend two years behind bars.
Bradley Harding is already serving time in prison in England on an unrelated matter.
Sineidin Corrins, of Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said: “These two men failed in their attempt to import a significant quantity of drugs into Scotland.
“Justice has been served and these individuals are now serving prison sentences.
“I hope these convictions send a strong message to others involved in this kind of drug-trafficking behaviour.
“It also demonstrates the ability of police and prosecutors to investigate, prepare and prosecute crime of this nature.”
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