Encrochat kingpin 'Glasgowceltic' caged for three more years after footsoldier caught in £300k cocaine deal

NewsScottish NewsDrugs CrimePaul Easdon, 38, is already serving six years behind bars.Glasgow Courts and Record Reporter10:55, 29 Jul 2026A drug kingpin will spend three more years behind bars for his role in a £300,000 cocaine deal. Paul Easdon, 38, was snared during a police probe which saw him kept under watch.‌The High Court in Glasgow heard how a Renault Clio had been stopped in the city's Sandyhills on August 2 2024. Easdon's associate Declan Price, 29, of Ruchazie, Glasgow, got out clutching two carrier bags.‌Prosecutor Vish Kathuria told the hearing: "One of them was searched and found to contain two taped blocks of cocaine. The other bag had three taped blocks of the drug. Each weighed one kilogram."‌Easdon's DNA was found on two of the packages discovered. Mr Kathuria stated the