A 27-YEAR-old mechanic, who was caught transporting £30,000 worth of cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis, has been jailed for more than two years.

Radoslaw Kolbuc, of Balme Street, near Bradford Cathedral, admitted two counts of possessing class A drugs with intent to supply and a similar charge relating to class B drugs.

Appearing before Bradford Crown Court yesterday, Kolbuc was described as a hard-working man who was originally from Poland. He had moved to Bradford a couple of years ago and ended up losing everything when the unit he rented to set up his own business burnt down.

The court heard that it was at this point that he began taking drugs, which in turn led to him transporting drugs for his supplier as a way of paying off a drug debt.

In sentencing Kolbuc to two years and three months in prison, Recorder Benjamin Nolan QC said: “It is argued on your behalf that you had a lesser role rather than a significant role. I am prepared to accept that, bearing in mind the basis of your plea which is not disputed.

"Even so, those playing a lesser role in the supply of drugs of these categories and quantity face a period of imprisonment.”

Prosecutor Philip Standfast described how at 7.35pm on the evening of August 23, police officers stopped a VW Golf on Shearbridge Terrace, off Great Horton Road. Kolbuc was driving and another man was in the passenger seat, although he fled.

Officers discovered three large bags of cannabis on the back seat of the car, over 1,000 MDMA tablets worth £3,500 and upon searching the defendant they found two bags of 28g of cocaine down his pants.

Mr Standfast said: “The drugs were valued at £30,000 in total. When the defendant was interviewed he denied any knowledge of the drugs recovered from the car, and when asked about the cocaine, claimed it was amphetamines for personal use. He was also vague about the ownership of the car and who the passenger was.”

Shufqat Khan, for Kolbuc, said he had no previous record and had been vulnerable due to his circumstances and drug habit.

“He was vulnerable, not in size, but the size of him is probably the reason why somebody would think of using him to transport their drugs.”

“He had started out with aspirations of providing money to his family in Poland. All his aspirations have now gone and his future will be to return to Poland,” he added.

Kolbuc also admitted driving without insurance and without a licence, for which he was handed six penalty points. An order was made for the forfeiture of the drugs.