A drug dealer tried to claim he was framed for a £4 million heroin bust because his East Lothian accomplice borrowed his jumper. Jon-Paul Clark organised an importation of 40kg of the Class A drug into the UK along with co-conspirator Rajesh Bakshi.

Their load, which had a street value of £4 million, was discovered in a vehicle at Dover in June 2022 and investigators found Clark's DNA on the packaging as well as Bakshi's fingerprints. Bakshi, 57, of Haddington , admitted smuggling the Class A drug and was jailed for 10 years at Canterbury Crown Court on Thursday.

However Clark, of Crosby, Liverpool, denied any involvement and told a jury that his DNA was present because Bakshi was wearing his jumper, implying he had been framed. His excuse unravelled following an investigation by t

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