A MAN who attempted to smuggle £10k worth of drugs into Jersey has been jailed for more than five years.

Andrew Patrick Borland, from Salisbury, boarded a ferry to the Island from Poole on October 25 last year.

While passing through customs control, a drugs detector dog showed an interest in Borland and he was stopped by the Jersey Customs and Immigration Service.

Borland told the officers that he was returning to the Island for work having travelled there the previous weekend.

Officers recognised him from that previous travel to the Island and during questioning he admitted to cocaine use.

Salisbury Journal: Andrew Patrick Borland, 32, lived in Salisbury.Andrew Patrick Borland, 32, lived in Salisbury. (Image: States of Jersey Police)

During a strip search, the 32-year-old scaffolder produced a condom-wrapped package containing nearly 42g of cocaine from his rectum.

He then claimed the drugs were for his own personal use, but the quantity indicated they had been for onward supply.

Crown Advocate Lauren Taylor told the Royal Court that the drugs could have fetched between £6.5k and £10.5k.

She said Borland pleaded guilty but added: “Considering the evidence available, the plea was almost inevitable.”

She suggested a sentence of six years.

Salisbury Journal: Borland claimed the drugs were for personal use.Borland claimed the drugs were for personal use. (Image: States of Jersey Police)

Advocate Julia-Anne Dix, defending, asked for a sentence of five or less. She said her client was “not a sophisticated criminal” and had been taken advantage of.

She said: “Mr Borland was used by others due to his naivety and his lack of consequential thinking.

“This is another tragic case where a hard-working individual makes an impulsive decision that turns his life upside-down.”

Borland was jailed for five years and three months on Wednesday, April 10.