David Ollive communicated via an encrypted phone messaging app to co-ordinate the collection of the Class A substance from Coventry.
Ollive made at least nine trips between March 2020 and May of the same year to deliver 22 kilos of cocaine with a wholesale value of more than £830,000.
He initially denied the offence and claimed the journeys were made in connection with a pool table restoration and supply business he ran.
[block_2]However, Ollive, 29, of Southerland Avenue, Coventry, was charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply cocaine in February 2023, and pleaded guilty at newcastle/" title="NEWCASTLE" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id="46263">Newcastle Crown Court in March this year.
On Thursday, he was sentenced to eight years behind bars.
