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A garage owner caught dealing in drugs and deadly firearms after claiming he wanted to stay "off the radar" has been jailed for six years. ‌

Kristopher Kinnaird was involved in the trafficking of at least £660,000 of cocaine and cannabis as well as being a "middleman" in sourcing weapons including a submachine gun. ‌

The 42 year-old communicated with associates on the Encrochat phone network, which was favoured by criminals. ‌

In one encrypted message, he stated: "I just plod away - stay off the radar. Don't need to try and make a million quid or try to be gangster.

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"Don't need jail bait my self up. I have a nice house, a MOT station, motors, some dough. ‌

"I am maybe looking to jump ship now because my mob have been having problems up here."

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