Man who hid 500g of cocaine in carpet cleaner jailed for six years

By The Newsroom
Published 26th Aug 2017, 12:41 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 04:21 BST
Shingayi Bayayi (left) was caught concealing cocaine in a carpet cleaning machine (right). Picture: Sussex PoliceShingayi Bayayi (left) was caught concealing cocaine in a carpet cleaning machine (right). Picture: Sussex Police
Shingayi Bayayi (left) was caught concealing cocaine in a carpet cleaning machine (right). Picture: Sussex Police
A man has been jailed for six years after police found half a kilo of cocaine hidden in a carpet cleaner.

A Black Lexus was found outside Grosvenor Casino in Grand Junction Road, Brighton on March 20.

Officers had been searching for it after it had been marked as being driven without insurance along Preston Road, Brighton, according to police.

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Sitting inside was Shingayi Bayayi, 35, from Bouverie Gardens, Croydon, who admitted he had no insurance or driving licence and no form of identification to prove who he was.

Bayayi, who said he was a carpet cleaner, was arrested on suspicion of driving offences.

The car was seized under the Road Traffic Act for no insurance and to be searched for drugs.

Initially, the officers did not find anything suspicious in the vehicle.

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