A former millionaire drugs baron who tried to smuggle heroin in breadsticks is back behind bars after being caught with £47,000 of dirty money.

Matthew Edward was snared with the cash inside sports bags and a designer Chanel zip bag while in a van in Glasgow's Gallowgate.

The 58-year-old's vehicle had been stopped by officers following police intelligence on January 25 2023.

Edward was sentenced to 12 years in 2012 after he attempted to smuggle £10 million of drugs from Greece hidden in a lorry load of breadsticks.

The plot was foiled by an international police operation in Bari, Italy where the cargo was seized.

Edward was said to have made millions and splashed out on expensive watches, clothes, holidays and his daughter's wedding.

Edward had ran his own operation under the guise of five-a-side football matches where he could discuss matters with his associates without being overheard by the police.

His crime network stretched across three continents and he was described as the untouchable "grey man" by associates.

Edward was jailed for almost five years in 2007 for heading a team who brought cocaine to the UK from Colombia.

Edward pleaded guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to his latest offence of possessing £47,000 of criminal property.

The charge is aggravated by a connection to serious organised crime.

The court heard that police were carrying out surveillance on the van in the city's Gallowgate as a result of intelligence.

Officers topped the van and identified the driver as Edward who was the sole occupant.

Prosecutor Lauren Donnelly said: "Police recovered from the vehicle three Nike bags containing cash and a Chanel zip lock bag containing cash.

"The cash recovered was £47,000 and Edward was conveyed to a police office."

Edward later gave a "no comment" interview to police officers.

Stephen McBride, defending, told the court that Edwards recall term is still to be decided by the parole board and he has been on remand since January this year.

Sheriff Gerard Bonnar sentenced Edward to 21 months behind bars.

He said: "I'm required to identify that the aggravating factor is serious organised crime and I consider tis to be a significant aggravating factor."