Men jailed for supplying drugs between Glasgow and Dundee A former soldier who turned to drugs after his experiences in the Gulf War has been jailed for almost seven years. Daniel Boag, 46, from Dundee was among five people who have been jailed for their roles in a drugs operation which saw amphetamine and cocaine ferried between Glasgow and Dundee. The High Court in Edinburgh heard how a tip-off led to police surveillance then subsequent arrests. The men admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs. Boag was jailed for six years and eight months, while Andrew Cox from Broughty Ferry was jailed for five years and nine months. Grant Carnegie from Dundee and Philip Guthrie, who said he was homeless but has a house in South Queensferry, were both jailed for four-and-a-half years. Stephen Hutton, from Dundee, was sentenced to three years and nine months. Advocate depute Andrew Brown QC, prosecuting, told the court that in August last year Tayside Police were informed that Cox was involved in the supply of drugs between Glasgow and Dundee. The court heard he was the man who paid the bills when Carnegie hired vehicles and drove to Glasgow or Motherwell. Safe house Mr Brown described how officers witnessed a number of meetings and hand-overs during the following days. They trailed Boag's white MG and raided his home, where they found a rucksack full of amphetamine on the bathroom floor. The room also contained a box of plastic bags, scales and a saw blade which bore traces of amphetamine. More amphetamine was found in the car. Cox was arrested later and his credit cards matched those used at Arnold Clark in Dundee to hire vehicles. Mr Brown said Cox was the "directing force" in the amphetamine supply, using Carnegie as a courier and Boag's home as a safe house for storing and packaging. A month later another tip-off alerted police to a delivery of cocaine heading Cox's way. They watched as Hutton picked him up from his home in Broughty Ferry and drove him to Dundee's Riverside Drive, where Guthrie was waiting in a parked Volvo. Cox picked up a carrier bag from the Volvo and was stopped by police as he drove out of the car park of the Riverside Inn. He was carrying £1,266.50 and two packets of cocaine were also in the car. Guthrie was also detained. Defence advocate Frank Gallagher said a medical report explained the start of Boag's amphetamine habit after his involvement in the Gulf War in the early 1990s. The lawyer asked judge Lord Brailsford: "Show as much leniency as you can, consistent with your public duty." The court heard that Cox had been running his own business until he became a victim of the recession and was left with considerable debts. Defence advocate Ronnie Renucci said: "He is someone who fell on hard times, got into debt and, to some extent, was preyed on by others who are involved in the drug business."