Drug smuggler killed himself with own cocaine in Saughton Prison

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DRUGS smuggler killed himself by swallowing a fatal dose of his own high-strength cocaine, a sheriff has ruled.
The findings bring to an end the puzzling case of Philip Saffrey.
He was snared with two other drug barons by the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency in Edinburgh last year.
The trio were suspected of importing £4.5million of pure South American cocaine into Scotland, stashed inside plastic packets of Strawberry jam.
They were arrested at Jinglin' Geordie's pub in Edinburgh's Old Town on July 10 last year.
Yet, within five days, 43-yearold Saffrey was found dying in his cell in the city's Saughton Prison.
Last month, a fatal accident inquiry was held into his death by Sheriff Kenneth Maciver.
The lawman has now concluded that Saffrey concealed a pouch of high-strength cocaine within his body and - despite regular searches - retrieved the drug to take his own life.
A suicide note was found in his cell, saying he was going to join "Caty". This was a reference to Saffrey's wife, who killed herself with cocaine in 1999.